Toomey J Gazette (Vol. 8, No. 1, 1965) - Polio Place

Vol. .III, No. I Spring, 1965 

Ediiarial Office: Box 149, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, U.S.A. 

e TOOMEY j GAZETTE is published once or twice a year 

by a volunteer staff of severely disabled (norisontals) 

and their non-disabled friends (Verticals).. If is a nonprofif, 

tax-deductible organization incorporared as Iron 

Lung 7olias h Nultiplegicl. 1nc. 

'RE€ to respos, other mads and a1 1 severely disabled. 

are quadriplegics (or fefraplegics) - - those 

OUAOS 

whose four limbs are paralyzed or useless because of 

disease or injury. RESPOS are respiratory polios -- 

quads who require mechanical breathing aids, such as 

iron lungs, efc. I:ULTIPLEGICi include all who have 

two or more paralyzed or useless limbs because at injury 

or cerebral palsy, rheumatoid arthritis, muscular 

dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, erc. 

51 minimum donation delicately suggested to nan-disabled 

TjG Al!4: To peach, to infom, a d to dignify nZt 

respiratory polios, a d aLl other severely disnbled 

pung adults, throughout the world. 

Horizontal IDisabledl Staft 

WRITERS: Our writers are the readers 

EDITORS: sue Williams (Chagrin FallsJ, Ida Brinhan (Ohiol, 

Barbara Cory IIIZinoisI, Ruth Davis (Ohiol, Donna NcGwinn (Ohiol, 

Margaret Norris (Flopidol, Ron Perry (A7ew Yorkl 

PRTIST: Bob Tanton IAlobmaI MPPKET PLPCE: Elickie McGraw (Ohiol 

CORRESPONDENTS: Margaret Anderson i:'inn.l, Susan Ambrecht (Ohio], 

John Lyle Brownlee I!I.Y.I, Jane Cornstock (Oklo.1, Mary Ellen Davis 

fCoLo.J, Ralph Dosch ICoZif.1, Paul Driver (E~iglondl, Elary Jane 

Faull (Tesnsl, Jack Fuller Inin.), JoAnn Goodin fIdich.1, Ira 

Holland 13. Y. I , Herbert Eierrill (>.'ainel, Vince LaMielle I!.!ich. J , 

Charles Lyser ICoZif.J, Jean Eiead ICanaial, Imogene Prichard 

(Ohiol, Juanita ~usateri ICnlif.1, Sally Russell (Xy.1, an service 

fAriz.1, Robert Smith fVa.1, ~ana Scanton (Cnlo.), Betty Weisensel 

Il:.Y. J , Nancy Westman (FLo.1 

!nEClCAL CONSULTA'lT: Duncan A. Holberc, E1.D. (CaZifominl 

PFOI:9TION: Bad Bli~zer (CaZif.1, Ben Gerson i0iiiol 

Vertical (:&on-disabled) Staff 

Wb!AGIb!G EDITOR: Gini Laurie (Ch~grir FaZlsI 

PUSINESS VANACERS: Xancy Hoover IChaori,! Fallsl, riary Lynch (Ohio1 

CI"CLlLAT!CEl: Frieda Hutchins. R.N. (Chagrin Falls) 

CHAC-211: FALLS CORQESPIJI!PEE!TS: Bette Close, Xancy xartt (artist), 

Janet Sandiford. Connie !i'inslau 

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HOUSING COI!I:ITTEE CHAIRI!AN: Cinny Hamann (Ohio1 

PFO!.'OTIO::: William H. Close iC.';ogrin slZsl, Pearl Esserr 1!7.Y.l, 

Jo Sandiford IEngLondl, Bea Shmock (Calif.) 

STAFF SECPETARY: Brooke Owens (Chaprin FalLsl 

Afr'ico: Ian Bompas, 41 Yark Rd., Kensingtan South, Johannesburg, South Africa 

Aust~aLia: Elax Rawson, Ward 12, Fairfield Hospital. Fairfield, Victoria 

Cmmdo: Bob Gordon, Pea,rson Polio Pavilion, 700 y. 57th Ave., Vancouver 14, B.C. 

Czechoslovnkia: Vladimir Kvapil, BLmOV, ~iddrafni 344, okres 4umperk 

England: Kenneth ElcDonald, 39, Naples Ave., Rurnley, Lancs. 

Finland: Erkki Riihimaa, Keisari, JALASJARYI 

France: Michel Le Saux, L I1 R, H6pital R. ~oincare', Garches, S et 0 

Germany: Jurgen Ersbleben. 2000 Hamburg - Gr. Flottbek, Sriefnutrerchenveg 3 

Holland: Theo van Kooten, 'Aneas', Diaconessen Ziekenhuis, Breda 

Irelond: Ethna O'Dowd, lhrd 7, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin 10 

lle~ ZeaIand: ~gaire ~ascoe, ~incoln ~d., nassey. ~enderson 

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Emanuel 

he TOOMEY j GAZETTE bursts its pages with 

pride over the genius and accomplishments 

0: one of its respo readers, Emanuel Leplin, 

celebrity in the worlds of both music and art. 

Celebrity in the worlds of both music and art 

Emanuel became a victim of respiratory polio 

in 1954 as he was rapidly ascending the 

heights of musical success. For fifteen years . 

he had been violist, violinist, and assistant 

conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and 

San Francisco Opera Orchestra, as well as conductor 

of the San Jose Junior Symphony. He 

had studied violin with Georges Enesca, composition 

with Darius Etilhaud and Roger Sessions, 

and conducting with Pierre t,Lonteux, 

and had won many prizes in the field of music. 

Commissions were awarded him by the Fresno 

philharmonic Association and the San Francisco 

Symphony. 

It might have seemed his illustrious, promising 

career would be ended when Emanuel became 

completely paralyzed except for muscles 

of his neck, wrist, and three fingers. But 

such a tragedy was not to be. Fortunately for 

music and art lovers, Emanuel's determination 

and will continued to channel his magnificent 

Leplin 

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creativity into works in those cultural categories. 

This year, Emanuel was honored for his most 

impressive musical accomplishment since he became 

handicapped. The I

mouth, while his breathing is facilitated by 

the ;.iultilung abdominal respirator. He prefers 

vivid colors for his post-impressionistic works. 

Ee thinks that "...an object should be depicted 

--but it should not be photographic. I have the 

feeling that a painting, regardless of the 

style, should give the viewer the essence, the 

feeling which the painter derives from it." 

Those who have seen LeiinTs work will assure 

you of the "feeling" of the paintings. 

Emanuells genius surged around his handicaps 

in other notable works. In 1959 he completed 

trio tone poems and paintings entitled Luddscopes 

and S@scrapes, expressing the same i- 

deas in both painting and music. How did the 

critics view this composite effort 

Alfred Frankenstein in the San Francisco 

Chronicle, wrote, "Serenity, clarity, richness 

of color, and strength of substance were the 

key note in LanLscopes, and Skyscrapers -5de.i 

great excitement of rhythm, a grand gesture, a 

sense of the epical and the monumental." 

The same concert brought these comments from 

another critic: "Leplin has developed into a 

composer of statute and substance. This was amply 

demonstrated last night when Enrique Jorda 

; and the San Francisco Symphony played his Land- 

' scapes and Skyscmpers, a pair of pieces which 

demanded some conceutration from the listener 

hitwhich abundantly res.arded that small effort." 

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Opinion of Alexander Fried in the San Francisco 

Examiner: "Both works have craftsmanship and musical 

ideas that build into a large, consistent 

form. Their idiom is freely modern. They combine 

direct expressive impact with an overtone of 

broader vision." 

Obviously the musically-lmowledgrvble critics 

are impressed with Emanuel Leplin. 4nd what does 

the man who conducted the premiere of Leplin's 

S3mphony ;!o. I, Enrique .Torda, think Jorda says, 

"I am highly impressed wit11 l'r. Leplin's first 

symphony. It is a very powerful work in that the 

themes are full of symphonic content. The whole 

structure of the symphony is splendidly put together." 

These are marvelous tributes to Leplin's genius 

by musical experts. To that professional praise, 

the GAZETTE wishes to add its o ~ acclaim n to a 

respo of whom it is proud in more ways than one. 

The readers and staff of this magazine know how 

indescribably difficult it is to produce even a 

short letter with only a few muscles, let alone a 

~ymphony and full-scale choral composition, and 

so we extend a double amount of axre, respect, and 

honor to Emanuel Leplin. 

This remarkable man will sh.~rr tlie joy of acclaim 

lritil his vondrrful family. The love of his 

x:ife, Anita, sustains and inspires him, and the 

progress of his sons, Jarrett and Sheldon, both 

students, gives him great pride. 

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HELPING THE DISABLED 

TO LIVE TO CAPACITY 

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Zr. ''~r~dret AGCI~F,,:IT. 

TjG sketch (8ab Tanion) 

Dr. Agerholm de Livered 

the principal address 

at the AmmZ Conference 

of the Cheshire Homes 

Foundation at :Vcmciester, 

Englad, in July, 

IB64. The major portion 

of this mapificent7.y 

perceptiue address is 

~*eprii~ted here with the 

permission of the author, 

the CHESHIRE SMILE, 

and the Sritish CounciZ 

.for Rehabilitation of 

the DisabZed. 

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by: Dr Margaret Agerholm. 

13.A.. F,."., 2.Ch. Oxon. 

irst, I should like to say that I feel this is a great honour 

and compliment to be asked to speak at your Annual IIeeting. I 

very much appreciate being asked to come,as I have, with many 

other people, a tremendous admiration far your Foundation, and 

for what it is trying to do to help the sick and disabled members 

of the community. Particularly, I admire how it manages, unlike 

a number of other organisations,to stick to its original i- 

deals, while at the same time showing great flexibility in their 

expression, and continual expansion. I,myself, have a great fear 

of "enlargement" in human affairs: its dangers have obviously 

been recognised, and so avoided, by this Foundation. 

1 have been in the rehabilitation field for thirteen years, and 

I am very aware of how much harder our work, and the lot of the 

disabled people with whom we have been concerned, would have 

been if your Foundation had not been there to answer our often 

quite desperate appeals for help.From Oxford must have come some 

of the loudest protests when the suggestion was made last year 

that there were already enough Cheshire Homes, and that the demand 

for your work was now satisfied: In fact, I believe that 

there is still an enormous undiscovered need of which we still 

know far too little. This need is like an iceberg--most of it 

out of sight. 

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Helping the Disableb to Live to Capacity 

Ishould like to use my time, first, 

by telling you briefly how I personally 

came into the rehabilitation field at 

all, because I think it explains the 

particular bias our work at Oxford developed 

over the years: then I would 

like to analyse, or rather cla.sify,the 

"disabled." since I feel their great 

diversity necessirares some classification, 

before one can proceed to discussion 

of their needs and problems; finally, 

I should like to discuss the subject 

you have set me--viz. how to help 

the disabled ro live to capacity. 

I have to admit rhar I did nor came 

into this field of rehabilitation with 

any set purpose,or any glowing ideal of 

helping the disabled live a fuller life 

I was simply pushed inro it by the disabled 

themselves, who found me in a useful 

position to serve their own ends, 

namely, doing "research" on poliomyelitis 

in an orthopaedic hospital. At that 

time, the severe epidemics of poliomyelifis.which 

had r'eached this country in 

1947, had led to a tenfoldincrease in 

the number of new cases occurring every 

year. We were faced wirh an appalling 

accumulation of severely disabled, bur 

still alert and enterprising, people. 

for whose problems standard rehabilitation 

practice was not always adequate. 

The higher age incidence and associated 

greater severity of the disease and rhe 

higher survival rate obtained by newer 

and more successful methods of rrearmeat 

in the acute stage. combined to 

make the rehabilitation problems of its 

victims more difficult of solution. 

Many of these people had total paralysis 

of all four limbs as well as cotal 

paralysis of rheir respiratory muscles, 

and were therefore both helpless 

and dependent an breathing machines, 

which could themselves present difficult 

problems. But they came from some 

of the most active and resourceful seeti011s 

of the population; yovng adults. 

often with young families dependent an 

them; they included sportsmen and pioneers 

of all kinds who had been arracked 

by the virus far from this country, 

particularly in Africa, and the Near, 

Eliddle and Far East, where fhey were 

soldiering, flying, sailing, engineering, 

mining and growing vast crops of 

tobacco, coffee and tea. 

These were not the sort of people ra 

taw anything lying down, let alone lie 

down for rhe rest of rheir lives. They 

drove themselves mercilessly, and they 

drove their relatives, their nurses, 

rheir physiotherapists and their occupational 

therapists; fhey drove rheir doctors 

too.They would nor consider dying, 

though they had very little left wirh 

which to keep a1ive:they would nor stay 

in hospital; they would not fake any 

form of "second-besf;" they would nor

take "no" for an answer from anyone. 

They would live, and rhey would leave 

hospital: they would take their respirators 

wifh fhem,if rhey could not live 

without rhem; above all, rhey would retain 

their right to choose their own 

risks, and, within their new limits, 

they wovld continve to live their lives 

fo capacity. Indeed, many seemed determined 

to live fuller lives than rhey 

had thought of living before. 

In the face of this enthusiasm we had 

no choice. The best rehabilitation i- 

deas were vsually theirs, and they worked 

out in incontrovertible detail their 

own practical solutions to their om 

practical problems. !

ping he Disabled to Live To Capacity 

ahled" are talked about as if they are 

group or type of people. whereas 

they are, of course, a$ diverse as the 

of the eommuniry, having only one 

feature in cornon, physical disability. 

itself can take many diverse 

forms. They differ in the kind, and degree, 

af rheir disability; in age; in 

education; in social background; and in 

theit virtues and vices. Indeed, a more 

diverse grovp can hardly be quoted.Some 

classification wovld therefore seem essential 

to avoid that shadowy figure, 

ageless, facelees and without physical 

or social characferisrics.who otherwise 

haunts discussions on the welfare of 

"the disabled." 

I am going to offer cwo classifications 

of the physically disabled which 

I find useful in my own work, both in 

nnalysing the problems of the individ- 

~al, and in planning mare genera1 sol"- 

tions LO more general problems. These 

two classifications are not alteroatiue, 

but 

and in my view are 

the minimum equipment With which one 

.a, work in chis field. The firs c1as- 

~iiicatian is of tscss cf discbzerl person 

(which, as you "ill see, is really 

a ~~mbinafion of type of disability and 

type of 

it contains five categories 

which I denote by numbers 1-5: 

1. Tae young oduZt who, having had an 

able-bodied upbringing becomes disabled 

in a finite way. tlis condition will no^ 

deteriorate; he knows his disability, 

and can build up his life around it. EXamples 

are teenagers and young adults 

who are disabled by poliomyelifis,or 

injuries to their spinal cord. 

2. Ths pema disablen from birth or 

eaZy chiZdiood, who has never known an 

able-bodied life, and has probably had 

"special" schooling (oftensin the past, 

inadequate, but nowadays considerably 

improved). Examples of this group are 

children born with defects of rheir 

limbs or spinal cord, spastics and children 

affected early by rheumatic and related 

conditions. :embers of this group 

often have great "hidden potential," 

and blossom wonderfully in a favourable 

environment. 

3. TJ!e person disabied in miidle or oZd 

qe, who has less adaptability and incentive 

to adjust co his new disability. 

This group contains the hemiplegic, the 

cheumatoid, and a variety of degeoera- 

Live and post-operative disabilities. 

They often reject anything but the sim- 

plest rehabilitation, feeling--ofLen 

rightly--that rhey may not or do not 

wish to live much longer, and resenting 

cheir own poor performance in the rehabilitation 

tasks rhey are set. Such people 

are often best offered only strict- 

ly utilitarian disabled-living rehabilitation 

to restare a measure of their 

independence and so their self-respect, 

while reeognising their lesser resilience 

and tolersnce of the fatigue from 

which so many of them suffer. 

4. Ps~sons disabled @ a prop~essius 

disobizity at my age. Cases of disseminated 

sclerosis, and some muscular 

dystrophy and 9yring0 myelia cases predominate 

in this group. Like the previous 

group, they sometimes suffer from 

too great rehabilitation enthusiasm. An 

essential preliminary is psychological 

adjuscmenr,with acceptance, without resignation, 

of their disorder. This is 

of course not always easy. They should 

always be rehabilitated ahead of ti~eir 

disability, for it is unkind to teach 

them techniques and ski115 which they 

can only just manage to perform, since 

only too soon they will fail in these 

too as rheir disease progresses. Instead, 

they should be encouraged to do 

not what is difficult but what is easiest. 

Good arms are often better used in 

enjoying wheelchair independence while 

leas- 

it is still easy enough to be a 

"re, instead of struggling to support 

their weight on crutches until in the 

end the arms are too weak even LO give 

wheelchair freedom. li'e must always a- 

void rehabilitation for irs own sake, 

but be prepared to look ahead in any 

programme to decide from the disabled's

om point of view whether,wheo he looks 

hack,he will regard the efforts we recommended 

as having been worth-while or 

merely a tiresome distraction, and perhaps 

a waste of the rime and effort 

which to him were roo precious to waste 

in rhis way. 

5. A mi.srrZZaneous group (inenitably1 

of diverse disorders affecting the individuals 

at any age.In this group come 

people who have two or more lesser disorders 

not narnally associated,and each 

of which interferes with the management 

of the other, though either could have 

been managed alone: also, those who, in 

spire of considerable disability, have 

£01 years lived successfully in a suitable 

environment provided by family and 

employment, and who only face a seriouc 

threat to their independence when age 

reduces their effort tolerance, or the 

environment itself breaks down. 

This classification has not dealt 

with severity of disability at all, and 

therefore iC is necessary to have a second 

classification based on severity, 

as rested by impairment of independence. 

Again, there are five categories which 

I denote by letters A-E: 

Classification by Degree of Disability 

(assessed by independence) 

A. People with severe disorders dthout 

SeveFa disability, who in fact hardly 

belong in the classification at all.&- 

amples are people with one totally paralysed 

or ampvtared upper limb, or people 

with lover limb ampurarions fitted 

with satisfactory appliances.Their dis- 

order is obviously considerable, but 

their disability is minimal; rhey retain 

their independence and considerable 

mobility, have still a wide choice 

of employment, and are precluded only 

from sports and more active employmeors. 

a. People with considerable restriction 

on their octivities,oithout actual loss 

of independence. ~xamples are ambulant 

people with deformity and paralysis. 

wearing braces and calipers, and people 

with severe cardiac lesions. Such people 

find life slow and tiring; bur they 

are independent, can earn their living, 

run their homes and take part in social 

life. Their biggest disability is, perhaps.the 

danger that some inter-current 

disease or a fall with a fracture and 

consequent immobiliratian may increase 

it just enough to rip the balance a- 

gainst complete independence, and pass 

them into groups C or D. 

C. People who are so severely disabled 

that they retain their indepoldence only 

in the right enviromnent, in which 

they may be wholly independent, earn a 

wage, and run their home. In rhis group 

are the wheelchair users with useful 

upper 1imbs.Their wheels demand special 

architecture at home and at work, and 

special transport facilities in between. 

Their architectural needs are of onelevel 

living in the home and ar work, 

with doors,passages, roilec and kitchen 

facilities of sufficient width for 

wheelchair manipulafion.Their rransport 

needs are met in this country by the 

Winistry of Health's powered tricycles 

and car modifications. With such architectural 

and transport facilities the 

disabled in this grovp are wholly independent: 

without them rhey musc fall 

into groups D and E. One of the most 

rewarding exercises in the rehabilitation 

field is to help a disabled person 

LO secure these facilities and so recover 

his independence, and dispense 

with our help. 

D. FeopZe who are so sevsrety disobled 

as to be "intemittently depardent" on 

the heZp of others.People in rhis group 

usually have bilateral upper limb defects 

either alone, or combined with 

trunk and lower limb disorders; people 

with amputations, or severe congenital 

limb defects or deformities of the upper 

limbs; rheumatoid cases; polios; 

people with high spinal cord lesions. 

and muscular dystrophy cases. All these 

fall into chis group because of their 

need for help with any of the following 

activifies--getting on and off bed,toilet 

or chair; dressing, washing and 

bathing; eating and drinking; writing, 

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Helping the Disablec to Live to Capacity 

reading, drawing, etc.: using switches, 

cooking and cleaning the house.The lack 

of, at least, one good upper limb encroaches 

on the personal independence 

of even the mosr determined disabled 

person, while those with lesser upper 

limb disabilities may still require 

help with the housework and shopping. 

The "intermittence" of their independence 

puts these people into a borderline 

position. Eany, in fact, manage to 

live for years, even for decades, by 

chemselves,io their own rooms or flats. 

because a daughter or another relative, 

supplemented perhaps by neighbours. 

comes in to help for short periods 

at regular intervals through the day. 

Only when this minimm, but often very 

per~onal, help fails, does the disability 

become a social liability, and the 

individual finds himself compelled by 

it to enter an institution, whose full 

facilities he neither needs nor wants. 

E. PaopZe viho me whoZZy dependent on 

others fop most tor aZZ their &iZy Ziving 

activities and perhnps fop some 

nwsing erne, too. 1n this grovp are 

those who cannot move their limbs because 

of severe stiffness or paralysis, 

and those whase locomotor disabilities 

are complicated by problems of incontinence,colostomies, 

tracheostomies etc.. 

or who are wholly or partly dependent 

on respirators. For these people, roo, 

it is surprising how much independence 

can be regained by the provision of the 

most suitable equipment (including the 

recent "control boxes," which enable 

them to control any number of electrical 

devices through one movement only), 

and by good "time and motion" stvdy of 

their routine care. A farmer land agent 

I know, who is totally paralysed by 

poliomyelitis and dependent on a respirator,likes 

to have rhree or four hovrs 

without interruption,^^ chat he can get 

on with his wifing an an electric 

typewriter with a mouth-stick, leaving 

his attendant free far other duties in 

the house. 

1 have now offered two different but 

complementary classifications of the 

"disabledq'--by type of disabled person, 

and by degree of disability as assessed 

by loss of independenee.1 hope they may 

prove useful as a shorthand guide to 

this large and diverse grovp of people. 

It is now time I passed to the real subject 

& this talk--"Helping the disabled 

to livetocapacity." But still one more 

preliminary remark is needed. I am caneerned 

only with those who wish for 

"capacity living." Some people will undoubtedly 

prefer ra be left alone to 

enjoy their ow thoughts withovt visible 

activity, and their choice should 

be respected. Inactivity and contemplation 

are highly respected virtues in 

some civilisations: 

There are, I believe, two basic essentials 

for successful "capacity living." 

I. Streamlining daiiy living and 

a1 1 "care" activities so that these 

take up the minimum time and effort; 2, 

A social background as private and as 

ilexible as possible in order to ensure 

maximum individual choice of activity, 

and its distribution through the day. 

Daily living activities and general 

care at the disabled are streamlined by 

improving the techniques and equipment 

used. The attendants of the disabled, 

nurses, physiotherapists, occuparional 

therapists ete. have an important duty 

to keep up-to-date with disabled living 

techniques. quite simple techniques, requiring 

little or no equipment, can often 

restore some independence, e.g. for 

getting on and off a bed or for feeding. 

I n the matter of equipment, we have, i 

hope, now passed the stage when the mention 

of equipment inevitably elicited 

head-shaking and murmurs of "expense," 

with Stories of unsuitable "gadgetry." 

The expense of a piece of equipment can 

be assessed, not by finding its price, 

but by considering whether ir will pay 

its way financially, e.g. by reducing 

staff requirements,which are one of the 

major overhead expenses in the care of 

the sick and disabled. I can think of 

equipment which costs several hvndred 

pounds but which, by reducing the de-

mands on staff, will have =lready 

its way after on17 a few months. 

aid 

Finally, the background against which 

disabled people can best carry on their 

lives must be considered, ior if it is 

uncongenial, full capacity will certainly 

not be attained. The severely disabled 

need primarily two conditions, 

both oi which your Cheshire Foundation 

offers--~ecurity and care. Bui we know 

that in accepting these, however grateiully, 

in a residential community, they 

only tw often feel they are giving up 

two other conditions which they also 

value highly--privacy and integration 

with the able-bodied community. 

I. the confexc of orivacy, one can 

only say that the mental wear and rear 

of permanent life in an institution can 

probably only be fully appreciated by 

those who have experienced it with all 

the disadvantages of physical dependence 

preventing even brief physical es- 

cape. So many people have expressed 

this to me that I feel bound to voice 

it here, even though I am well aware 

that there are good practical--usually 

financial--reasons for the loss of privacy. 

me need to get away from the 

crowd sometimes; not to eat every meal 

in company, even not to eat every meal; 

co read, mire, paint, etc. without interruption, 

and to be able to leave 

books', papers, etc. undisturbed and un- 

scrvtinised unfil one's return--the 

need, in fact, for privacy--is a recurring 

theme when the disabled discuss 

their own views on institutional care, 

and would seem to merit serious consideration 

in future planning. I certainly 

believe that one communal meal a day is 

enough for any group of people living 

~ermanently together: 

In the context of infex~ation with 

the able-bodied cammunic~, I should 

like to stace mv om belief that the 

able-bodied need their disabled fellows 

as much as the disabled need them, and 

that no community that removes trom its 

midst, and then largely ignores, its 

disabled, elderly sod orphaned members, 

can succesifully ihrive. This belief 

was strengthened recently by the depressing 

series of articles on "Loneliness" 

published by the "Observer" about a 

year ago. In it, disabilities of the 

able-bodied, without family or frieodship 

commitments, were vividly described, 

and the need for their integration 

into the cononvnity stressed. Provision 

of aecommodarion for such able-bodied 

folk without depeodents and disabled 

folk without independence under the 

same roof might solve the problems for 

both groups and so restore greater 

Ihvalth to the community as a whole, 

In fact, such a solution has in a way 

been tried--with considerable success-- 

in Copenhagen, where a special black of 

single and family units, with special 

facilities for the disabled, was bvilt 

ta accommodate disabled and able iodividuals 

or families, in the proportion 

of one disabled to two able tenants. 

Both the able, and all rhe disabled who 

can, go out to employment as from any 

other block of flats, but in addition 

there are special facilities for those 

who require emunal social life within 

the building, and "room service." canteen 

and personal attendance on an "intermittent" 

basis as required. In this 

way, security, care, privacy and integration 

with the community are obtained 

for the disabled, while the "looely." 

faking single room accommodation, will 

soon get dram into the community by 

its social activities, and so acquire 

their integration and correct their own 

equally distressing and real disability 

--lack of family and dependents with 

whom ra rake their recreation when they 

return from their day's work. 

My suggested solution may not be the 

right one, but I do believe that we 

shall be on the right track if we aim 

to add privacy and integration with the 

community to the other conditions which 

the Cheshire Foundation Homes already 

offer fa the disabled. 

n 

a ~~e~hotrn's &ass: Bmsteod Reha- 

bilitation cent~e P 

.teati. Surrey, nil an. 

stend Ploce, Ban-

Wan t to Bui/d a Fami4 

B$ Donna McGwinn 

(respo) Ohio 

Jennifer Joy finally arrived! and the Sandness family has one 

more member. 

The growth of this family makes a warm and unique story that 

will interest other potential parents whose physical handicaps 

might make it difficult to adopt children through state agencies. 

These two enchanting little girls were adopted by Grace and Dave 

Sandness through the Harry Holt Adoption Agency. Grace has been a 

respa since 1950. She met her husband through ham radio and they 

were married in 1958. Dave is staff psychologist in the Rehabilitation 

Unit of the University of North Dakota Medical School, and 

he is now completing work an his doctorate degree. 

The Holt Agency is operated in Korea by an American couple who 

themselves adopted eight Korean-American war orphans. Grace and 

Dave made application through this agency in December, 1962. Their 

home was then investigated by an independent home study agency,and 

they submitted the required letters of recommendation, pictures, 

etc., and completed many legal papers. 

Dave and Grace Sandness and their 

two adopted Korean daughters,four 

peopZe with love to give who got 

together in a my that other handicapped, 

chiZdZess parents might 

wis; to in

A year and a half later, 

Cynthia had a little sister, 

Jennifer, who also found her 

way into the Sandness family 

via the Holt Agency. This 

happy, even-tempered little 

girl found it much easier to 

adjust with the assistance 

of her experienced, affectionate 

older sister. 

An interesting fact of 

this delightful story of the 

growth of a family, is that 

both of the Sandness girls 

have physical handicaps. 

There are a number of such 

children listed in the Holt 

Agency, but unless parents 

request them, they are not 

given out for adoption. 

The Sandnesses live a norma1,ewceptionally 

happy family 

life. Four people with 

love to give all got together 

in a way that other handicapped, 

childless parents 

might wish to imitate. i, 

mo little Koreans happilg transpLantsl to Torth Dakota; Ciit;!iu, 

who wizz he ,fseben,* in !:~g, and ienii.er, 4, h~ nev little skier.

,.. SUMMER 

WEDDING 

by Donna McGwinri 

(respol Ohia 

If was a perfect, warn and svnny day in the late smer of 

1964. The beautiful old church in East Claridon, Ohio was 

filled to standing room as 300 people waited to witnesl the 

wedding ceremony between Carol ~neebusch McIntyre and 

Richard Vaccariello. I do not think mine was the only throat 

that had a lap in it as this beautiful bride was escorted 

dom the aisle by her brother, Carl. The admiration was not 

~nly far her beauty, but for her many accomplishments. 

Carol became a respiratory polio in 1953. While gaining 

her independence from the iron lung and learning to use one 

arm and hand,Caro13s hospital time =as also used to complete 

high school, and she graduated 4th in a class of 317. Still 

almost totally paralyzed, she went on to Baldwin-Wallace 

College, where she majored in speech therapy. After graduating 

from B-W, she married and gave birth to a daughter, 

Elaureen. 

Her education continued and Carol obtained her master's 

degree from Ohia University. She then utilized her training 

by working with aphasic children at the Akron Hearing and 

Speech Center. Carol's first marriage ended during this 

period, and she made the decision to begin her doccorare 

study. Scholarships were obtained and she made arrangements 

to enter the University of Denver. 

Richard had been a family friend for two years when he 

asked Carol to become his wife. He is a fine, high humored, 

articulate man, a perfect male for Carol, who possesses the 

same attributes. 

he reception was held in the church, and the happy cou- 

~ l collected e hundreds of best wishes to carn with them to 

Denver. 

Richard is now working for an automotive firm,while Carol 

works nearer the goal of a Ph.D. Last reports had Carol 

earning ao A average, as Richard and Elavreen gallivanted a- 

round Denver attending such events as an ice cream social 

at the church. Carol's mather lives nearby and helps the 

Vaccariello family. A splendid family started on that summer 

day, and continues to live happily ever after. n

S 

LOT RACING is quickly becoming the 

latest indoor sports craze. Recently 

in England a rwenty-four hour Grande 

rlix was held. Teams.consisting of five 

members, raced nonstop for fwenty-four 

gruelling hours.Racing clubs and tracks 

for competition are appearing all over 

the United States and England. 

The biz ."thine" . that attracts most enthusiasts 

is the designing and building 

of Cars. Hundreds of motors, gears, 

bodies, chassis,and axles can be assembled 

to make untold numbers of auromobiles. 

Designing one's om track layout 

or configuration, adding realistic scenery, 

and,of course, the fun and excitement 

of campetitioo are other reasons 

far its growing popularity. 

Basically, slot racing consists of 

the cars, the track, the power supply, 

and the means for cootrolling the cars. 

Since most of us aren't able to design 

our own cars or build our own rrack,let 

us concern ourselves with the pre-made 

or "for the family to assemble" kits. 

In these kits come all the necessary i- 

tens to begin racing: a certain amount 

of track, two cars, a power pack, and 

con~rols for each car. These complete 

kits cost from $20 on up and they can 

be ordered by mail from Sears 6 Roebuck, 

llonfgomery ward, and many other places. 

The best idea is to purchase the basic 

kit and then add more cars, track and 

accessories as you wish. 

SLOT RACING 

The most popular scales or gauger far 

cars and track are 1/24, 1/25, 1/32, 

and 1/87 or HO, of the actual size. The 

1/24, 1125, and 1/32 scales have cars 

that are 5" to 7" long with track in 

the appIopriate sizes. The 1/87 or Ho 

scale cars are 2" to 25" long and again 

withtrack in appropriate size. Track 

can be purchased in individual sections 

in any scale: HO for example, comes in 

9". 7", 6" and 5" straights and 12". 9" 

and 6" corners of 45- and 90°. prices 

for individual ears and track sections 

range from $2.50 to $10 for cars and 

5 9 ~ to $3 £01 track. 

Of course, the big "thing" for us is 

controlling the cars. One suggestion 

for those who can use their feet, is ra 

disconnect the original control and at- 

by Ron Perry 

lC4-5 quad) New York 

fach a sewing machine foot pedal in its 

place.Many normal ~eaple are doing this 

because it feels like real racing. For 

those who can use thetr arms I suggest 

the method I use (see picture $4). I am 

sure, however, that with all the controls 

available everyone who really 

wants to can arrange something workable 

NOW the question arises as to where 

am I going to put this maze of track, 

wires, cars, and controls. Usually the 

track is permanently mounted on 1/4" or 

1/2" thick plywood sheets. The best i- 

dea, if possible, is to add legs to the 

plywood and make a table-like arrangement. 

The popular table sizes are 4' x 

4' or 4' x 8'. Anything bigger, unless 

you have extra room, becomes impossible 

simply because of its size.

One word of suggestion, I chink, is 

now due. The larger scales, thar is, 

1/24, 1/25. and 1/32, do nor permit a 

large amount of track in a small area, 

say 4' x 8': no or 1/87, on the other 

hand, does. Alio, HO cars are lighter 

and easier to handle and the east OF 

HO cars, tracks, controls, and accessories 

is less compared to the larger 

scale*. 

There is a very good, monthly mgarime 

devoted entirely co slot racing. 

It gives che lacest infomarion about 

new products and it keeps up with the 

slot Iacinz world and all of its followers. 

The magazine's name is \.!ODEL 

CAR & TRACK; its editor is Spencer 

Nurray. The publisher is Delta >bga- 

Line, Inc., 171 South Barrington Pl., 

West Lo* Aoaeles - 49. California. The 

annual subscription rates are $5 for 

the O.S. and possessions and $6 for 

Canada and foreign countries. 

There are many ofher aspects of 

slot racing thar I have not covered, 

such as special crack sections, table 

construction, layout lighting, drag 

racing,wiring techniques, maintenance 

of cars and track, lap counters and 

timers,racing rules, etc. So, if anyone 

would like information on these 

things or is just plain interested in 

slot racing, why not contact me at RD 

ill, Glen he., Fishkill. N.Y. 

R 

#I-This is the control I use. The base is 1/4"mosonite. At 

~oughZy 440 to the base is another Z/4" piece in which the 

contml is mounted. It is a strmdn~a Atlos eont~oZ with 

hoZes d&lZed in it for momtixg. The stick on the Pigkt 

enables me to pmh dmm on the controZ for more or Zess e- 

ZectPicity, thus more or Zess peed on the cap. This whole 

thing is connected to tezephow cnble a d then to tho pawer 

pack. #Z-Guess who no, it's wt Stirling I4oss, just me 

about to go off the tmck. UsuoZly I keep the contl.02 on 

q lap, but this made o better picture.

F 

#3-This is the complete Zagout. The 

table is 4' x 8' which takes up o 

. . , - ~ 

. . 

1 t, t . .. : --~ 

considerable mlmt of space in my ... 

10' x 24' mm. Them is more thm 

, ,:; .' 

72' of tmek Zaid out on the tab&. 

, :+, , . 'I 

Two caps c m be meed at the sme ' - f 

t 

time, ow in each stat, two slots 

r . , 

per track. ff4dust tholrght I woutd 

. 

wotch Dad about to go off the track . =~. ~~ 1~ 

which he did. #5-Well even Stirling 

flioss cmshed once in mhile. As you #3. 64 

em see, those crossover sections 

are murder. The cars can be raced 

in the sme direction, f o ezmnple, ~ 

one coming tom~d you, and the other 

going m~ny from you. This is accomplished 

by the dmeZ covered 

toggZe switchss on the Left of the 

picture. OM soitch ont trots which 

direction one car h l Z go and the 

other switch controls which direction 

the other cm. hlZ go. Prett-9 

fancy, Buh!! The controt soitch f o ~ 

turning off or on the pme pack 

cm be seen in picture R4. It is 

Zocnted by the arrow. We iehnve a 

dowel cover for it, but it is so 

Zong we took it off for the pieture. 

So- I did it now. 

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GAZETTE 

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Gradually, however, he learns to accept 

his condition of coral paralysis 

and partial dependence on the iron lung. 

But never is the acceptance more difficult 

than -hen he feels love. There is 

no agony comparable to that of loving 

vithout the joy of physical expression. 

plane and speedboat riding, and to the 

racetracks. His friendships are braadened 

through tape correspondence. 

mis is nor a book OF joyous discovcry. 

Ir is a hard, srrug~ling journey, 

and although Richard Chapur concludes, 

"After many years of frustrating search 

Richard's cry at that torment was, "HOW I have finally grasped the meaning of 

could God give a man such a great gift life, of love and of sacrifice," the 

of love with no possibility of sharing reader knows the author's spiritual 

if" It is an agonizing frustration 

suffered by all who are physically parasearch 

and trials will conrinue.Richard 

himself knows -it, for the title of the 

lyzed. 

hook comes from the last sentence, 

To help him through his two hells of "Please, God, help me not to doubt." 

lave are a therapist, Sister John, and 

the chaplain who was professor of theology 

at a nearby college. Both people 

who had chosen lives of celibacy, they 

THE RAGING WON 

by: Peter Marshall 

were able to share rheir own personal 

philosophies of acceptance. 

1964. 223 pg. Butchinson & Co., 178-ZCZ as poem wherein that poet declares for 

Throughout the book. Richard tells of Great Zorttond St., London, Wl. 21s. whom he writes. "Rot for the proud man 

others he meets and from whom he learns From U.S., send ciiec* fir $5.25 

apart from the raging moon......but for 

more about life. He realizes that despair 

is known nor by himself alone, bur THIS is a love .tory. 

the lovers, their arms round the grief 

of the ages.." Thomas's people are susby 

every other living being. There are And it's about time somebody wrote a ceptible to the night pull of the moon 

some people who, when they begin to un- good, realistic love story about uheel- in their blood, and the two main charderstand 

and accept life, no longer 

tiptoe throvgh it miserable with fear 

and doubt, bur lift their heads and 

chair lovers. Thev do love and make 

love, you know. Peter mrshall, bless 

him, reminds the disabled, of which he 

acters in this book are definitely susceptible 

and eager. 

he reader is allowed to share the 

march with bold, vigorous tread. This is one, that they are men and women, normal livesof Bruce and Annette before 

is Richard's accomplishment. He ob- and therefore rightly responsive to and they are disabled. Bruce is from 

serves, "No matter how disadvantageous deserving of the glorious surges and lower-class England, a passionate, peryou 

may consider your situation, the gratifications of love and sex. If any ceptive young man who seizes life withwonder 

of living can he experienced." reader has succumbed to the unfortunate- out fear or illusion, all the while sec- 

~ichard begins to write, and how gifted 

he is can be evidenced by this book. 

He participates in a club for the handicapped, 

there to demonstrate another 

ly too prevalent belief that physically 

handicapped people should not indulge 

in the sensuous pleasures of life, let 

him be joyously revived by this hook. 

ting it down in the words that are so 

necessary to a writer, which Bruce is. 

~nnette is an intelligent, restless 

girl from the better English suburbs, 

Lalent--singing. He goes tobogganing, The title is inspired by a Dylan Thom- who plans to be a doctor. In Annetre's 

crmrin.rd

first year and bringing it up to $5000 

yearly. After their daughter, Lorie, 

was born, rhey moved to their own home. 

They became active in a nearby church, 

ir. which softball and basketball teams 

were formed with Roger as coach. 

Church activity is a main part of 

the Winter's life, which is happy and 

full. Roger says, "I didn't like polio 

when it upset my nice neat world, and 

I'm still not free from its physical e- 

ffects on me. Yet I am no longer handicapped, 

for my wheelchair has become a 

pulpit and my life has found joy and 

usefulness because Jesus has set me 

free. or me, this was a pretty important 

'point after touchdawn'." 

A good book of spiritual doors being 

opened after physical ones have closed. 

THE IVAN WHO HAD EVERYTHING 

by: Dnnalo 1). 1b:urray 

1964. 320 pg. new American Libray, 507 

Xodison Am., 

New Yori 10022. S4.."5 

THIS book makes qvite an impact. And 

chat would considerably understate its 

effect. 

If is almost too incisive a look inta 

a man's soul to be bearable. 

Brad Hastings is the man who has everything, 

the besr background, the best 

education, the besr wife, home, and 50- 

cia1 position. He is virile, charming, 

and vigorous, a man who excels in athletics, 

strength, and sex appeal. so 

perfect is he that his wife, Bets, some- 

times resents him and attempts to aggravate 

him into anger, a reaction that 

would prove him to be only as human as 

everyone else. Her envy is shared by a 

friend of Brad's, Dr. Irving Frank, uho 

cantinually marvels at his acceptance 

by a man who has all the things he himself 

has always wanted. 

Then the perfection and envy are shartered. 

Brad's neck is broken by a backsliding 

car he has just helped to lift 

out of the mud. Within seconds he is no 

longe~ the man who has everything, but 

a helpless quadriplegic. >tost of the 

readers of this magazine will find the 

rest of the story familiar reading from 

personal experience, but perhaps rhey 

never knew exactly how rhey felt until 

they read this description of the feelings 

and attitude of a severely handicapped 

person. 

Gustave Flaubert believed that the 

remote, objective position is the best 

from which ra write of any human condition.Donald 

Hurray's book verifies char 

belief. Elr. Elurray has ne;-er been physically 

handicapped, having instead acquired 

his knowledge by childhood exposure 

to a handicapped relative. Yet 

so sensitive, so understanding, so empathetic, 

and so true is his depiction 

of the horizontal, immobile position 

that one can only marvel at the anthor's 

total immersion inta the body 

of another human being. There is all 

the despair, the indignity, the frustration, 

the apathy, the cruelty, the 

abandonment, the hurt, the hatred, the 

bitterness, and then, yes, even the 

hope, of all who have permanently lose 

the use of some part of their body. Every 

detail and emotion is carved in 

cold, unsoffened language. 

This book is icy with irony.Dr. Frank, 

Brad's envious friend, now has everything 

that Brad wants. He has health, 

that marvelous physical independence, 

and through his role as friend and doctor, 

he also has Brad's wife. The man 

who had everything now has nothing.Brad 

no longer has the perfect body wirh 

whas* feats and beauty people were invariably 

impressed, nor with which to 

earn rhe money that brought all the peaple 

and possessions he had valued such 

a short time before. And Bets now has a 

quadriplegic to 

care far instead of a 

perfect husband to join in active living, 

and forever the inescapable knowledge 

of her om unfaithfulness. Mr. 

Elu~urray spares no one.Senfimentality and 

false nobility lend no sweet illusion 

to this book. As stated before,rhe book 

is icy, not refreshingly so, but uncomfortably, 

penetratingly icy. 

Dne of the most meaningful relationships 

of Brad's hospital stay is that 

with a man dying of cancer, Casey.There 

should be, and there probably is, one 

such powerful influence in every physi- 

cally afflicted person's life. never 

has a story character been so alive as 

Casey. You will gripe wirh him, agonize 

wirh him, and triumph in his final victory. 

casey alone would make the book 

worthwhile. 

It is a magnificent teardrop of life. 

An absolute must for every TjG reader.n

2 ~,i,""ar, Of -11.. 1,,"5 re1,i 1

HOME EMPLOYMENT.. .how to get it. . show to keep 

You can definitely obtain home employ- You are selling your services in your 

iiient if you have me grit and determin- letter, and no salesman of any comation 

to go after iL.OEher TjG articles modity stresses the negative aspects 

have dealt with various forms of work of his product, whether it be cars, 

that can be done profifably from the houses, soaps or frozen foods. 

home.You~ own imagination and knowledge 

of your talents can supply many more. Another means of initial contact is 

Here we'll discuss various tios that the letter of insuirv . .. you may receive 

might help you obtain such employment 

and be successful in it. 

First let's take the letter of applicatian.1f 

you can type it, by all means 

do so. Avoid small, easily misplaced 

note - sneer. about 4x5" and cry Lo use 

business-like 8x10:. If you type, write 

or have the letter witten, put your 

best foot foward by all means. Through 

the neatness, punctuation and gramar 

in this letter, your prospective employer 

will get his first look at you. 

Be sure you present an orderly, wellgroomed 

appearance. 

~n fomulating the letter, do as the 

song says and "accentuate the positive, 

eliminate the negative". Avoid saying 

you can't do this or that, and merely 

make plain statements of fact about 

what you can do. The man reading the 

letter is only interested in your ability 

to type, "Of that you type with a 

mouthstick; he vants to know you can 

accomplish certain results by phone, 

not in learning how you manage to phone 

01 who will phone for you. There is 

nothing dishonest in this appmach. 

from a prospective employer asking if 

you would be interested in some mamer 

of employment. Now of course there are 

some unscrupulous characters sending 

0°C this type of letter. And of course 

some of you have heen burnt unpleasant- 

ly in the past in just this manner. 

B U ~ don't let this fact prejudice you 

against the mvltitvde of honest businessmen 

who may be able to use your 

special talents. If you feel you must 

be especially cavtiou~ because of past 

experiences, grant the new prospect 

the old American concept of being in- 

nocent until proven guilty and avoid 

any element of distrust seeping into 

your coarmunications. Nothing can repel 

an thonest offer more qvickly or effectively. 

By not over-extending yourself 

initially,' you cannot suffer any severe 

damage. And if is better that you 

shavld be taken advantage of in slight 

degree a number of times than rebvff 

one particular offer that may be just 

right for you through supercaution. 

When you perfom work,especially for 

a new employer, and a check doesn't 

arrive imediately on time,merely send 

a polite reminder. Avoid any inference 

that this is another instance of skulduggery. 

In all probability, the matter 

has just been laid aside in the 

tude of details every business encounters 

daily. If the polite note doesn't 

bring results, a second note a little 

sterner in tone wovld be in order. ~f 

YOU Still don't obtain payment, if's 

time to start getting rough. 

Once you land a job,be prompt and reliable 

and above all, be brief.Restrict 

your C-~nications to essentials. EIasr 

businessmen operate vnder a crushing 

work load. Keep your words to a minifurnishing 

all necessary infotmafion in 

a crisp, clear manner, but omitting all 

excess verbiage. 

Above all ,have confidence in yourself 

and the fact that you can do many jobs 

as well as if not better than anyone 

else. If it were generally recognized 

what fine heads most quads and respos 

have and the greater degree of conscien. 

tious application they command, their 

services vauad be more actively sought 

after.Unti1 that time, realize you have 

a valuable commodity, your time and services, 

and there is a great demand for 

this comodity. Locate that demand and 

sell your services. Again as the song 

says,'You can do it if you try". Following 

the above rips should make success 

come faster and easier. 

n

What's New In Housing for Disabled 

'"rhe Hecsing Act ei 19h4, sirnrj by 

president Johnson in September, is potentially 

one of the most significant 

bills enacted by the 88rh Congress in 

behalf of disabled people," wroie lMiss 

I.5ary E. Suitrer, Commissioner of Vacational 

Rehahilitation, in i7ehabiZitat-lon 

Recore, Sept-Oct. 1964, pages 37- 

40. We enthusiastically recormena this 

article to ail who are plan- 

"ing housing for the disabled. 

The following excerpts illustrate the 

clarity and breadth of Miss Svitrei's 

to this housing problem: 

"The bill represents the bare bones 

of a program. It is the job of the HHFA 

and its component agencies and local 

housing authorities to administer the 

legislation so as ca carry out the letter 

and intent of the Congress. The 

flousing Administrator already has sought 

information and guidance from many a- 

gencies which deal with the handicapped 

and are familiar with other types of 

housing, such as thar for disabled 

veterans. 

"AS these discussions proceed, we in 

VRA shall reflect our best experience 

to those who are responsible for adnin- 

the U. S.A. 

istrating the program. We shall urge, 

for example, that the avthority in the 

law be considered a mandate t o provide 

to the handicapped the advantages of 

all special housing for the aged, housing 

for the low-income group, and all 

other types of housing for which the 

new law provides eligibility, without 

requiring or forbidding them to utilize 

this or that type of public housing. 

"We believe that the handicapped family 

or individual can and will choose, 

within his means and way of life, the 

best housing for himself and his family. 

We are against 'colonies' of the 

handicapped except in experiments to 

test the validity of such a housing arrangement. 

We are in favor of .experimentation 

under chis legislation. The 

Congress and concerned individuals laakiog 

to the future want to know how different 

housing plans and groupings will 

work. This can be accomplished by well 

planned experimentation that will winnow 

out the good from the bad. 

"We have not reached a conclusion a- 

bout the percentage of units that 

should be set aside in ordinary public 

housing for the exclusive use of handicapped 

individuals or families.We think 

it shavld nor exceed 10 or 15 percent. 

We do not know for sure that all or 

most of the handicapped want to live 

with groups similar to their own. But 

neither should we preclude this in a 

program that is dxperimenral. So, roo, 

should the needs and wishes of the localiry, 

as well as the experience and 

objectives of the local sponsoring 

group, be taken inro consideration. 

"We see the advantage of permitting 

sponsors to incorporate supplemental facilities 

inro rnulfiunif honrsing. Such 

units as dining halls, community rooms, 

hobby workshops, and small health facilities 

are advantageous. Indeed, if 

properly planned and administered, they 

might well contribute ra improved 

health and vocational rehabilitation 

for handicapped and elderly persons. 

"We shall urge thar the HHFA andlocal 

sponsoring agencies consider the handicapped 

and the definitiao of eligibility 

in such a way as to carry our the 

intent of the Congress to recognize the 

special plight of such persons and families. 

If a person or local group wants 

to get more information about the senior 

citizen and the handicapped housing 

programs, we suggest they wire to: 

Sidney Spector, Assistant Administrator 

HHFA, Washington, D.C., 20410. In addition, 

information nay be obtained from 

the HHFA and PHA regional offices and 

from the FHA field offices."

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SEAT-::, ,,. - .~ , 

, :, --e . 7:; .--:I .,.'n and 

nome :r,irce 'zt-.cy ipsravec c loan of 

82,22t,7ij ro The Seattie ~ousing Authority 

to construct 150 new living u- 

nit5 for low-income handicapped persons. 

This is the culmination of the plans 

of the Seattle Handicapped Club, which 

will be an integral part of the iix- or 

seven-story apartmeni. 

Additional information may be securedfrom 

Mr. Charles Ross, Executive Director, 

Seattle Housing Authority, 825 Yesler, 

Seattle, Washington 98104. 

TOLEW. OHIO 

The Toledo l

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normal intelligence and emotional sta- FLORIDA HOTEL FOR INDEPENDEKT DiSABLED: 

bility, and range in age from 18 to 45. The hotel in Miami far disabled dreamed 

Vocational, culturai, and recreational of by Vr. Lavin fiiled to materialize. 

activities would be developed. For in- (See TjG, Spring 1964, page 18.) 

formation, write: Mr. W. 6. Schoenbohrn, 

Executive Director, 2004 Lyndale Ave. .- 

South, Minneapolis. Minnesota 55405. 

THREE AGENCIES IN L0S ANGELES COUNTY, 

SPASTIC CHI LOPEEI'S FOUIIDATIOPI, CRiPPLED 

CHI LOREN'S SOCIETY AND UEl ITEO CEREERAL 

PALSY ASSOCIATION. with the active oarticipation 

of potential residents, are 

exploring the establishment of a residential 

facility for physically handicapped 

adults of normal mentality. Residents 

would be over 18 and so severely 

disabled that they require help with 

their daily living activities. Cottagetype 

facilities, with central dining, 

would provide care for 40 permanent and 

8 emergency or vacation residents. Lo- 

Cation would be in an urban community 

to utilize existino . vocational. reiigious, 

educational, and recreational FLORIDA SELF-SUSTAINING VOCATIONAL ACfaci 

1 ities. Potential residents stress T~YITY PESIDEE~CE CENTER FOR SEVERELY 

three basic needs: need for privacy, DISABLED PLPI.iI!EP by a grov~ of disabled 

need for independence, and need to be led by navid Lorshei, polio quad, Fob 

treated as an individual.. For informa- b>c~nrrnick, traumatic quad, and Betty 

tion, write: Mr. James I. Xartin, Pub- ~emphill, cerebral-palsied.Patterned a- 

licity Committee, 1441 West 87th Street lono the iines of the Wiiconsin Chris- 

LO5 Angeles, Caiifornia 90047. tian Leaoue for the Handicapped Home 

and the Connecticut New Horizons, it is 

FRIENDSHIP CLUB, a social club for the being incorporated as ""lew Horizons of 

handicapped, is planning to expand to a Miami for the Severely Disabled. inc." 

residential center. For information. Th~v -, hone ~-~ to keeo the cost to around 

~ 

write: Marilyn W. Woods, Natl. Pres., 1200 a month. if you are interested, 

National Association of the Physically write to: David E. Gorshe1,7516 Cutlass 

Handicapped, Inc., So. Merrimack, N.H. Ave., EIorth Bay Village, Florida 33141. 

OPEN WORS FOR THE HANDICAPPED, a club 

for the disabled in Piltsbuigh, is working 

towards housing in the oowntown a- 

rea for indspendint handicapped. For 

iniormetion, write: Uiss Edna Anish, 

1013 Biintell St.. Pittsburgh, Pa.15201 

FLORIDA CO-OPERATIVE HOI4E is dreamed of 

by a group of severely disabled. They 

envision small unit5 for sinqie and married 

young alert adults of varied disabilities. 

For information, wiite: !.lrs. 

llar~aret Norris. V.A. Hosoitai. Nard 77 

-1-6, Bay pines; Florida 33504: 

and TiG'S HOME for productive 1 iving by 

ieveiely diiebled which Susan Armbrecht 

describes on ihe fallowing pages. 

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o HOUSING FOR HO>IELESS QUADS 0 

0 TOO:.~EY j GAZETTE 0 

0 spring-summer 1963 0 

0 0 

0 This issue summarized existing o 

o and planned facilities for resi- o 

o denrial care of the disabled 0 

o throughout the world. Now, thanks o 

0 to generous donation* of printing o 

0 and paper, we have several 0 

o thousand reprints of this issue o 

o to send free. our only stipu1a- o 

0 rion is that those who request o 

o copies will keep TjG informed of o 

0 additional homes -whether in 0 

0 the existing or planning stage. o 

0 0

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by Susan Armbrecht 

(Reipo) Ohio 

1 am one of a group of respos, quads, and other 

severely and permanently disabled young adults who 

has long been thinking and planning a home where we 

can live the rest of our lives productively. Donna 

McGwinn spoke for all of us when she wrote in the 

last TjG, "Of the basic essentials, the one that 

troubZes me most is n pZuce to Live, and I mean by 

7.ivino, to prm,to develop, to discover, to create." 

OUR PLANS FOR A HOME have been moving foward .. ~ 

since September, 1964, when the Board of Trustees of 

our organization, Iran Lung Palios 6 Multiplegics. 

Inc., appointed a Housing Committee and an Executive ~ 

Committee. Mrs. Harrison Hamann is chairman of the 

Housing Committee. The Executive Committee is com- 

+':- ~~ 

posed of Mrs. Harold F. Banister, Charles A. Dilley, 

>!rs. Joseph S. Laurie, 6. E. Tenney. Judge William '-\; 

K. Thomas, and A. Wilson Ihod. Under their leader- 1 

I 

ship we have alL been working and thinking together :' 

to initiate a demonstration project here in North- ! 

eastern Ohio. 

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a nursing home type of home, we are studying comparable 

operation costs). We have all been corresponding 

with our disabled friends around the world - 

gathering individual hopes and experiences and the 

thoughts of groups that are also thinking of homes. 

IJe are especially grateful to the disabled residents 

of several Cheshire Homes in England who so generously 

recounted their reactions and suggestions. 

OUR HOME WOULD BE KEPT SMALL to eliminate an institutional 

atmosphere, the ideal number of residents 

being about twenty with units for guests. We 

would hope to manage our own lives. Ideally, we want 

a large-living-dining area, a patio, offices, work 

rooms, kitchen, laundry, and lots of storage space. 

To ensure maximum privacy, each resident would have 

his or her own bed-sitting room. Of course, a necessity 

of the home would be a fireplace and we dream 

of a swimming pool. 

CINE OF OUR MAJOR INTENTIONS is not only to take 

care of our physical needs, but to provide an environment 

in which ta develop our capacities. If given 

the necessary manual assistance, I know personally 

that I could be more productive and, eventually, 

more independent financially. With attendant, secretarial, 

and volunteer help, we would have the chance 

to become more useful to ourselves and to society 

than we could possibly be in hospitals or nursing 

homes. 

OUR RESIDENTS MUST BE AMBITIOUS to utilize their 

talents and capabilities to the fullest. Some residents 

would continue their education by telephone, 

correspondence or attendance. All would work or 

study. Some would pursue their own careers as writers, 

tutors, accountants, mouthstick artists, etc. 

Others would work individually or as a group on various 

projects such as answering services, research, 

and the selling of Christmas cards, magazine subscriptions, 

household products, etc. 

WE FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT that we are not isolated, 

that we became a part of community life. With neighbors 

and volunteers being interested, the feeling of 

alienation that physical differences necessarily 

force would be eliminated more quickly, and the 

worth, contributions, and desirability of the residents 

would be more easily and quickly proved. 

WE VISUALIZE OUR HOME FOR PRODUCTIVE LIVING as one 

of many regional homes for the severely disabled. We 

know from your letters that many of you are apprehensively 

aware of your own present or future need 

far such a home. Each of you can help us all by fil. 

ling out the Survey-Questionnaire on the opposite 

and following pages. Your answers can help present 

and future groups planning similar projects in your 

om area. Your answers can help TjG to act as your 

clearing house of information on the housing needs 

of the severely disabled. 

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SURVEY - QUESTIONNAIRE 

Housing for the Severely Handicapped 

Purpose: to determine (1) the number needing housing, (2) the 

urgency of the need, and (3) the type of housing preferred. 

NAME 

ADDRESS 

Phone Number 

BORN: 19- DISABLED: 19- 

DISABILITY: 

(If cord injury, include C, 

T or L numbers) 

EDUCATION: Pre-disability 

Post-disability 

FAMILY: With what family members are you now living Indicate their approximate ages and 

their relationship to you. IJould any members of your family want to live with you 

in a Home If yes, circle their ages in your list below: 

HOSPITAL NURS l NG HOME If you live in one now, what is the cost per day- 

How long have you lived there 

Ir%o pays for it 

OCCUPATIONS: Pre-disability 

Present occupation or plans 

Occupation of Father IL'other Spouse 

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PRESENT MONTHLY SUPPORT: Social Security V.A. 

County We1 fare Insurance Parent's 

Spouse's Own Income Other agency or source 

ESTIWATED MONTHLY INCOME IF A RESIDENT IN A HOME 

RESPIRATORY EOUIPVENT: 

List your respiratory aids schedule and your free time: 

OTHER EQUIPItEFIT: What special equipment would you need Consider, especially, what would 

have to be built in: 

ATTENDANT CARE NEEDED: Can you dress yourself Feed yourself 

laat else can you do 

How much attendant care do you need for dressing, bathrooming, undressing Indicate the 

approximate number of hours: A.M. P.M. 

HOBBIES ... INTERESTS ... SKILLS ... VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. ..FAVORITE PASTIMES ... RECREATIONS.......... 

On a separate sheet, please indicate how urgent is your need +or a home and add your comments 

criticisms, and ideas on your ideal Home. Then, summarize this need and your suggestions on 

the following lines: 

Please mail to: 

TjG, Box 14'4, Chagrin Falls, Ohio ........ A ll information confidential to TjG 

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frustrations of a Ouadriplegic - - -Hospital Stgle 

oy Margaiet Norris 

(ieipo) VA Hospital 

Bay Pines, Florida 

Dpawinos "~ hu -< 

ROhert E. Tanton, Jr. 

(C5-6 quad) 719 Dusy St. 

Dothan, Alabama 

A HOSPITAL IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE WHEEl YOU ARE ILL. Doctors, 

nurses, aides, therapists and technicians--all are dedicated to 

their mission of helping you to ger well and go hone. WHAT IF 

YOU ARE NOT ILL BUT ONLY A 'QUADRIPLEGIC WHO HA5 NO HOME and so 

must live in a hospital As a quadriplegic, are your frustrations 

increased or decreased 

G U I L T 

the temporarily and acutely ill. You are well and healthy so you feel guilty about 

keeping a bed out of circulation and for bothering the nurses and doctors with 

your trivial complaints. You are ashamed to ask the nurses to make you comfortable 

when they are sick or tired. You want to get out of bed to take care of them. 

F E E L I N G 5 . . . The hospital is geared to the needs and care of 

R U L E S and R E G U L A T I O N 5 . . . Hospital pajamas come in two sizes-- 

large and larger. Mter a few days of such glamorous attire, you begin to think 

and feel "~l~ppy". A lack of storage space and personal laundry facilities limit 

the use of your own comfortable clothing. Lights go on at six o'clock in the 

morning, no late sleeping even oo Sundays. All lights, radios and TV sets must 

\\ he off by ten o'clock in the evening, no late movies even on Saturdays. You must 

he ready and waiting when meals are served and rake your medicine without 

questioning. YOU rime in therapy is definite and limited. You wouldn't mind 

these rega~lations if you were going home in a week or so. 

v 0 C A T I O N A L C D U N S E L L I N G . . . You do not have the money required ro 

live independently (attendant care would be your greatest expense). So, you ask for 

vocational counselling to help you explore the possibilities for earning money. Yovr ideas 

are labelled "unrealistic" even thovgh you can cite numerous examples of financially 

independent quads. They live at home and eao rely on family members to help in carrying 

on their enterprises.

5 T 0 R 4 G E 5 P A C E . . . A nurse suggests: "kliy don't you write 

so you take a correspondence course in creari~e writing and lack space 

for the equipment you need. Your typewriter is inaccessible except for 

one hour a day, five days a week. Your typing is as slow as yovr hand 

writing. You have no room for a tape recorder for dictating. Your books 

are piled in a corner and the whole pile collapses when one book is 

removed, like the contents of Fibber YcGee's closet. And you search for 

an hour far a paper you could locate in a minute if you had a file cabinet 

S M O X I N C . . . 

In o hospital 

My fAriends keep their 

lighted cigarettes 

'mq from me 

becmse the smoke 

imitates my throat 

and lws. Eut most 

of the-other patients 

smoke md so do uisitors 

md smoke drijta into 

my come from the hall. 

Sometimes I em tempted 

to take up smoking :n 

y! 

seV defense. But 

'P who would hold and 

$, light my cigar 

a 

I N T E R R U P T I 0 N 5 . . . You need time to think aod to write. Your mornings 

are broken up by the routine of temprrature-taking, baths, lunch trays and other 

ward work. A volunteer would help with your work (miring) if you could ever find 

an hour eimultaoeously convenient to her, to you and the ward personnel. men you 

find that happy combination, then your volunteer can't spell, can't write fast or 

confinvously interrupts your flow of thought with her conversation. 

'on try to do your writing during your limited rime of sitrink up. Again, you are 

interrupted by supper trays and bed time. Buc then no one takes your work serio".ly. 

Nurses say: "It's wonderful that you keep yourself busy--it helps to pass the rime." 

I wonder if President Eisenhower encountered that attitude when he spent several 

weeks of 1954 in the hospital 

LIVING in a hospital has its advantages. For instance, you get 

good care, you see many different faces during the day ano meet 

new and interesting people among patients and visitors. As you 

share the troubles of others your own seem less significanr. 

VoI~nieer~ are friendly and helpful. Hospital life is almost 

pleasant--at times. 

And best of all, you have no rent, no electric bill or taxes 

to pay nor household cares like menu planning or ihcppino. No 

one expects a quadriplegic to assume such resoaniibilities. 

In a few mare years you will develop hospitalitis--you *,ill 

foroet how to direct "our awn life. You w i l l be afraid io 

lea;e the sheltered existence cf the hospitcl . 

Lights out! 

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TjG'5 ECL'CATIOUAL C0:ISliLTANT. Paul I. 

~ ~ Ph.D., ~ of Teachers ~ ~ College. f Ca- , 

lurnhia University. 

ur. ~ssert will be the "middle man" between 

our readers' ambitions to continue 

to learn and the institutions and 

that can provide learning 

Izrire to him icme of TjGl a- 

bout y e ambitions, ~ ~ limicarions, and 

the efforts you have already made. He 

ill try to help you find the educational 

resources. 

"OUROS ON QUAORRNGLES" - TjG's 1962 summary 

of higher education for the severely 

disabled is available free to all 

disabled who request it from: I$, BOS 

Ids, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022. 

L1::IVERSlTY OF ::ISSOUP! is now prepared 

to accept severely handicapped students. 

Campvs facilities have been extensively 

modified to accommodate wheelchairs. 

Busses with hydraulic lifts operate on 

a fixed schedule. 

This program was supported in part by 

funds from the Vocational Rehabilitation 

AdminisfraCion.AlChough any application 

will be accepted for consideration,preference 

will be given to applicants 

from Health, Education and Welfare 

Region \'I. This region consists of 

the states of tissouri, Iowa, linnesofa, 

North Dakota, Sooth Dakota, Nebraska 

and Kansas. 

The university is not in a position 

to provide attendant or pusher services. 

The student must recruit these services 

as required.Residence hall arrangements 

for student attendants will be made. 

All applicants are evaluated by the 

Special Admissions Committee. If rhey 

are tentatively acceptable, rhey are 

requested to arrive an campus for a personal 

interview,ac which time the final 

decision as to admission is made. 

For brochure and further information. 

write: Timothy Gust, Ph.D., Assistmt 

Prof9sso~ of Educdtion, and Pssistmt 

Directo~ ilmdicapped Student Progrm, 

220 Pcrker HalZ, ilni~ersity of :'issou2j, 

Columbia, A!issoul"l. 

HOFSTRA UtIIVERSITY. Hempstead, Long Island. 

Yew York 11550, is embarking on a 

program for the higher edvcarion of the 

disabled. lodifications to rest rooms, 

parking lots, and other facilities, and 

the addition of wheelchair elevators 

will make Hofstra the first university 

in the East with campus and buildings 

readily accessible to the disabled. 

Hofsfra has 9.000 students. Some 40 

are handicapped but the University has 

plans to accommodate many more. 

Cooperating with this private university 

are Henry I'iscardi, Jr., president 

of Abilities, Inc. and of the Human Resources 

Foundation, who is serving as 

special consulfanf, and the Vocational 

Rehabilitation Adminisrracioo. 

TKO ILLIlIIS L'YIVEPSITIES have special 

facllifies for the disabled: University 

of Southern Illinois in Carboodale and 

the University of Illinois in Urbana. 

EDCCATIOW OF THE HAI.!UICAPPED COLLEGE 

STUOEIIT. An excellent survey, including 

lists of colleges. Single copy 5 0 or. ~ 

if you will send name and address of 

any educator whom you would like to receive 

this special issue, one will be 

sent free. ,Et!PBIL.IPIOII LI%R/ITURE, 

2023 W. Opdsn he., Chiccgo 22, 122. 

L L d O L

HO%E STUDY: Far free list of accredited 

schools, wite: me Natiaal Home 

study Comcil, 1601 18th St.,ll.W. I$oshington, 

D.C. 20009. 

"Guide ro Correspondence Study" costs 

25c from ElationaZ Uniaersity Eztensim 

Assoe., c/o Universiq o. llinnesoto, 

'finneopolrs 24, l.!iinnesota. 

Education by Telephone - wite to: ifr. 

J. A. Pichards, 47-37 AusieZZ Pl., Long 

Is1m.g City I, 1l.Y. 

VETEPANS AhID VETERANS' CHILOREF!: The 

Junior GI Rill provides greatly liberalized 

benefits for the children of veterans. 

For information, write to the 

Adjutant General, Dsportnent of the 

Amy, !inskington, D.C. Att: AGPi!m. 

send 2% with a long, self-addressed 

envelope to Dr. Benjamin Fine, ThePkin 

DeaZe, 1801 Superio~ Ave !l.E., CZeuelmd 

44124, Ohio. Ask for: "Where to 

Find College Relp for Veterans." 

STIJDENT AID FOP THE HAHOICAPPED..350... 

PART-TII1E JOBS FOR THE HPNDICAPPED. ,350 

EDUCATIOEIAL HESOLPCES FOR THE HANDICAP- 

PEP...355. The above reprints are a- 

vailable from S'nai Br:th VocationaZ 

Seruice, 1640 Rhods Island Ave., il.il., 

kkashiqtan, D.C. 20036. 

BULLETIN NO. 3: "h'EETING THE COST OF 

COLLEGE." wl 1 1 be sent free. Write to: 

Bro. F. Christooher. F.S.C.. Director 

of Admissions, ' L&zle~ c;t&e, ~Zney 

Ave. ot 20th St.. PkiZnrleZphia, PennsyZvmia 

19141. This v%ry informative booklet 

explains the financial arrangements 

that are available to stvdents in nracrically 

all American institutions. 

"HOPI TO GET 1.QNEY FOR COLLEGE," written 

by Christian E. n~rckel, has been appearing 

in many newspapers. If you 

would like the entire series, send $1, 

with your name and address, and ask for 

"Pieprints" of his syndicated articles 

which appeared in The Plain Dealer from 

Oct. 30. 1964 through Jan. 1965. Send 

to: P.O. 90s 371, Yonkers, n.Y. 10702. 

STUDENT ASSISTANCE HANDBOOK - Guide to 

Financial Assistance for Education Beyond 

Righ School. This comprehensive 

guide costs 50~. 

"FINANCING A GRADUATE EDUCATION," by 

Richard C. McKee. (08-55036). 15~. 

Order both from: Sqt. of Documents., 

U.S. Goat. Printing Office, Washington, 

D.C. 20402. 

YOU BELONG 

AT THE TOP 

"There 

is no doubt 

about it that advancing 

years consticute 

an added handicap and 

that a broken neck is 

more difficult to 

live with than a broken 

back. However, we 

also know char any 

man or woman who has 

achieved vniversity 

graduation is almost 

invariably employed 

no matter haw severely 

disabled and it 

matters not whether 

the education was ohtained 

before or aft- 

er the disability. 

Righ school graduation 

leads to emplayrs 

MUCH NICmL 

ment in about 70 per 

A TRRWED CARW cent of instances in 

the disabled,but public 

school employment is about 40 per 

cent. . .Despite what I have said about 

education, we have mentally retarded 

paraplegics who are employed simply because 

they are willing ta work and are 

steady in their work habits. We have 

average paraplegics who cannot read or 

write who are employed for the same 

reason." --Prom "An Approach to the 

Problems 

of Physical Pehabilitotion," 

by a. A. T. Jousse,in the Smer, 1963, 

issue of RZlA3ilSIA7IO! Irl CAliADA. O

UADS on QUADRANGLES 

Daily schedules and future 

plans of two severely disabled 

college students who typify 

the adaptability and 

determination of their fellow 

quads on quadrangles. 

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PmpcZLed i.2 b~ru:i.e- or, vazso r; :--rl.:; >;;s to classes. 

I. ED ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA RESPO 

E 

d Roberts, now a college senior, 

has been a respo since he was a 

sophomore in high school. He cornpleted 

two years of his high school 

work by the Execvtone telephone set 

up between his home and school. As 

a senior, he attended some classes. 

Then he went on to college. He 

chose the University of California 

in Berkeley which presented major 

difficulties because the campus was 

so hilly. 

However, Dr. Henry B. Bruhn, director 

of the student health service 

at Berkeley, encouraged him. 

So did his late father, a diesel engineer 

with the Southern Pacific 

Company, and his mather,a part-time 

religious education director for 

the Unitarian Church. 

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;he 

A Typical Day at College 

His brother Ron,also a student ar the University, gets 

him up in the morning, helps him ear breakfast and for 

the rest of the morning wheels him to and from classes 

scattered widely around campus. 

After lunch they return to the University infirmary 

where Ed lives, and most of the afternoon is spend doing 

homework. He uses a mourhsrick for page rvrning andto 

operare a tape recorder so he can keep audio nores and 

play them back at any time. 

At 5:30 p.m., an orderly arrives to rake care of him. 

The orderly feeds and bathes Ed, and remains near by 

through the night. 

At 7:30 p.m. Ed goes into his iron lung far 12 hours. 

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. .::.i ~ 

pnges with iiis 

-ou;;~st:c::ers have found tizat 

- ss t;e pages is more ef7iiieier.W 

SeZow, he attends a pollzicaZ scisnce lectsre. Ei hopes 

eventunlly to enter polii-Lcs. 

Future Plans 

E d Robertsr intent is not to stop when he finishes college, 

although his plans currently have not jelled. He 

is a "8" student, a political science major and will be 

eradvafed this June. Law school. he says. .. mav . Follow. 

But, what then 

He may reach law in college, or he may practice. 

But his face lights up as he says he "may seek public 

office, eventually. I would like to go into polities. 

But this is a dream. Perhaps it isn't too far from reality. 

All of us must have dreams. I think I know how people 

feel and what they need. If I'm in the legislature. 

perhaps I can help people with their problems'' 

(Photos, mtd the o-iginal stoq from which the above 

was ezcez~ted, comtesy of PARADE mogazine.1 

coai,,.ld

'EDL.CATIOI: 

11. eoB HEHI'AN 

Kentucky quad 

C 

oncerning my schoolin:, I hare i.-,re= 

more credit hours to go after this 

senester to get a 8,s. in ~iology. 

This might seem to be a strange major 

for someone who has lost the use of his 

hands, but I was in pre-med for three 

years before I broke my neck in 1961 in 

a diving accident, and so 1 thought I 

might be able to reach biology, thereby 

avoiding the task of starring over in 

some orher field. 

I an currently trying to persuade the 

state of Kentucky to send me to the Uoi. 

versify of Kentucky, but this requires 

quite a bit of money to solve the problem 

of an attendant. If this effortis 

not successful, I will try to remain 

here at Kavier University in another 

major. I now have a scholastic scholarship 

at Xavier and would hope to renew 

it. No matter what I take, I have my 

eye on teaching as a final goal. This 

choice seems to fit my need both from a 

Standpoint of physical ability and desire. 

It would also enable me to assaciate 

more with people instead of spending 

my time alone wifh some type of 

home business. 

Schedule of Average Week Day 

7:OO - 7:30 \ly father dresses me, 

one of my brothers helps him get me out 

of bed, and I eat breakfast. I use a 

board that rests on the arms of the 

wheelchair for a fable, and I have a 

special fork and spoon rhat straps to 

the hand and a wire glass holder. Other 

special equipment that I use in the 

morning: a comb with a round wooden 

handle rhat I tie to my hand with a 

leather strap; electric toothbrush that 

I can bold because of the closed fingers 

of my hand; cordless electric shaver 

(see photo at left). 

7:30 - e:oo brother, is a 

sophomore at Savier University, puts me 

in our car and places the wheelchair in 

the trunk. lie crave1 co xavier university 

in Cincinnati, Ohia. At Xavier there 

is only one flight of steps that offer. 

an obstacle to the wheelchair. Ny brather 

and two other students carry the 

chair up this flight in a matter of seconds. 

Once inside the building, 1 have 

no trouble getting to classes, for we 

have a key to the elevator. I have one 

other class in another building, buf 

chis building also has an elevaror.Lasc 

semester I had some classes in a building 

on the third floor without an elevator. 

I" this predicament, we used a 

convertible chair which had an aluminum 

frame wifh a canvas seat and back. 1 

was strapped info this very light chair, 

and four fellows carried me up to the 

class. Two other fellows fallowed with 

my wh~clc1,air (73 lb*. alone). 

F:;O - I:O0 I ihave different class 

hours on different days. 1 am carrying 

12 credit hours. In class I take notes 

with the aid of my writing hook (it is 

simply an amputee hook attached to a 

curved piece of aluminum which I can 

elide on and off my hand in a matter of 

five seconds).I take notes on a 4" x 6" 

pad of paper, for this is small enough 

so that it does not get in the way of 

an open book. I also use the writing 

hook to turn pages. 

1:00 - 1-30 ravel rime back home. 

i:SO - 2:00 ~unch. 

-. 

7.60 - Er00 First, I type out the 

notes that I rook in class with my writing 

hook. This makes my set of notes 

much neater, more complete. If Ihave 

missed anything in class or could nor 

keep up with the pace with my writing 

hook, I supplement the notes with the 

textbook. Secondly, 1 do any reading 

chat is required if I finish with my 

notes before supper. I might add this 

remark about class work: I had rhougI,r 

about a rape recorder for class, bur decided 

against one because it would have 

been one more item to carry and, since 

I 1,ave enough use 01 my alms to effectively 

use a writing instrument, if is 

much more convenient and efficient to 

use the writing device. 

F:30 - P:30 Supper. 

&:do - 11:1,1 1 usually i,a,.c enuu~ll

school work Lo keep me busy during 

these hours. If I have some free rime, 

I usually watch television or listen to 

the radio or to stereo music. If Savier 

is playing basketball during the week, 

I make it a point to attend the games. 

IJ:3G - ly father and brothers put 

me in bed. Care in the evening usually 

fakes longer, For I have to have a back 

sore dressed and the catheter irrigated. 

. . 

" :>+ . . :.I %lo eraser percils t;;; I 

D!;.c irr~aen mgr finpers.. ... he t:ie- 

: s lm eilo.dgh fop comfort bemuse 

it rests in a well." 

Self-help Gadgets 

1 use an electric typewriter, striking 

the keys with two pencils that I 

place between my fingers. The pencils 

are typewriter eraser pencils so char I 

can erase mistakes very easily uirhout 

the aid of a further device. So I can 

type without anyone's assistance, far I 

can secure the paper and place it in 

the typewriter myself. 'the typewriter 

is on a special table. This table is 

high enough that I can roll the chair 

underneath it, but the typewriter is 

low enough for a comfortable typing position 

because of a well in which it 

rests. I" effect, the typewriter is nor 

much higher than my knees. 

Other little gadgets are the levers 

and hooks that have been attached to 

the radio, TP, stereo, Cape recorder, 

and telephone. A "popsickle stick" can 

be used for attachment to knobs. But a 

mare lasting and durable method is to 

shape the levers and hooks with acrylic. 

Acrylic is a powder that forms a claylike 

substance when added to a chemical. 

It is called a self-curing plastic. It 

can be molded to any shape and hardens 

to a very rough plastic-like Finish in 

about five minutes. It can be obtained 

at any dental supply house. The firm 

that puts this acrylic powder on rile 

market is the Rerr Nfg. Co., Detroit 8, 

Elichigan. 

I have used acrylic for a U-shaped 

telephone hook and for levers on my 

microscope. It clings to virtually e- 

very surface and is also very light. 

Iwo other gadgets which get limited 

use are my cardholder and my match-holder 

far lighting cigarettes. As far as 

propelling myself around the room to 

get to these gadgets, I use knobs that 

are fastened to the rim OF the wheelchair 

wheels. ! 

E: Juii as we were going to presi,wr 

had a lsitsr iron %b 5-yin, " I will 

griduaii in June '!agna u n icudi in 

fioopy,znj I wi i I atten3 rhe igniver- I 

sity of Cincinnati Erad~aie zchcol in 

the fall on a full icholzrsbip."

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BAHAMAS 

.... a few facts on our 

honeymoon trip to the 

Bahamas....We planned to 

fly from Miami to Andros 

Island, where my fatherin-law 

lives, but found 

that the airlines required an artificial 

breathing aid for the trip. We finally 

pieced together a Thompson pasitive 

pressure blower vith 2 six volt 

dry cell batteries (wet cell batteries 

are not on planes1 to meet 

their requirements....ln the meantime 

we had inquired about having our car 

with car-top hoist shipped over from 

i.'iami, and found that they had a small 

island hopping boat going over vith a 

load of fertilizer. They agreed to take 

US along, so we dropped the airlines 

and took an overnight 18 hour cruise a- 

cross the Gulf Stream. I spent part of 

the time skidding across the deck, but 

they were able to brace the chair with 

wooden blocks finally; the boat's electricity 

handled the respirator nicely 

(I use it at night). We had friendly 

service from the five crew members 

and the trip cost $10 apiece ... Our cottage 

was on a secluded ocean beach, on 

a little bay complete with old shipwreck.....We 

used an electric generator 

to power the respirator at night, used 

the Hoyer lift with 2 sets of chains to 

get me from chair to air mattress which 

my wife then slid into the water and allowed 

us to beachcomb hand in hand...We 

spent three weeks exploring the island 

by car, visiting the native bars, etc. 

..... When our car was shipoed back to 

the States, we flew to Nassau and I experienced 

no problems in a non-pressurized 

plane at about 1500-2000 feet. Two 

men carried me on and off ... Spent three 

days in Nassau with no problems. Taxi 

drivers lifted me in and out gladly... 

We shopped on Bay Street from end to 

end.....lhen we flew to Miami. one man 

carried me up the long stairway to the 

jet. We did not have to pay overweight 

for the respirator or chair. Miami Inteinational 

Airport has a special elevator 

truck for wheelchairs.....lt must 

be said that my father-in-law helped us 

a great deal especially on Andras. We 

could have done it alone in Nassau vith 

no trouble. 

Jack Genskow 

5-61-8 Stadium Terrace, Champaign, I1 I.

...... It is nearly a 

year since my first 

cruise. Twenty days 

on Cunard's "R.M.S. 

ERETABIA", round 

tile Bediferranearl, 

calling at Tangiers, 

Alexandra, Athens, 

Malta, Gibraltar and 

Li::. -... ;:ore an; plans were made for 

my jcurzli, the Hedical Superintendent 

for the Cunard company came to see me 

in Dvvcr and discussed everything with 

my own doctor. All my equipment, type 

oi bed 1 required, measurements of nv 

vlieelcllair, vaccination, inoculatian, 

drugs, sea-siclmess, etc., etc.. ever;- 

thing was zarefully considered, and, 

.*hen I eventually got on board, I realised 

how much unobLrusivc thought had 

gone to the planning of my camfort..... 

Ilelping hands were always ready to lift 

my chair and the entire crew seemed to 

go out of their way to be friendly, 

helpful and kind. The medical staff 

helped wt>ene\ier needed and made a point 

of visiting me several times a day....^ 

shared a cabin with w nurse and there 

was a communicating door rhrovgh to my 

parents' cabin. we bath had private 

bathroom5 .... I am a quadriplegic polio, 

vsing a respirator at night on1y.1 took 

three machines with me, (1)a Spirashell 

cuirass type, operated from the main c- 

lectricity supply, (2) a Rotaventilator 

cuirass type, operated from a I - volt 

battery, (3) a "Bcaverometei" positive 

C"UI S E 

pressure macine, for emergency use..... 

The electric current on the ship is DC, 

so a special AC cable was run into my 

cabin.The engineers rook a great interest 

in my machinery and were readily a- 

vailable at all times ,.. During ihc day, 

I sit in en EM reclining wheelchair, 

and it was just possible to squccze it 

inta the lifts .... There are many ramps, 

combings, steps and gangways Lo bc nr- 

gotiated ..... It is vitally important to 

have good brakes when the sea is rough. 

... Another very special arrangement was 

made for getting me ashore when the 

>laurefania was unable to tie in porc 

and the landing had to be made by 

launch. I was lifted in my chair inta a 

launch an Nain deck 1evrl.This war tbm 

simng out and lowered on the derricks 

into the sea, as they do when abandoning 

ship.What rres """*"a1 ior a passenger, 

was to be returned to the ship by 

reversing the procedure! This could only 

be done in a calm sea......Before we 

left England, the Headquarters of the 

Rcd cross in London WroLe to the Red 

Cross in each port that I was visiting, 

to ask if they could help mc iiifh suitable 

transport for sight-seeing. Apart 

from Tangiers, each country was most 

helpful and I was greeted by a deputation 

of charming people at every port. 

Haspitality was lavish and guides, rrhe 

spoke excellent English, were ready at 

the main points of inrerest. various 

ferns of transport were produced, all 

of which orawed successful. These in- 

eluded a naval patrol car,dri"en by two 

naval M.P.'s in Gibraltar, arnbuLances 

in Athens and Elalta, a convoy of cars 

in rilexandria, and "Grandfather's old 

Daimler" in Lisbon. I saw as mmch of 

each country as the ocher passengers, 

and in some instances a lot more.Everywhere 

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HAWA I I 

ino I hove ileally accomplishad 

something. I 

hme been on a fabirloua 

J 20 i q 4 tom to Hmoii!! 

&;,. Ti~ile pisgest problem was 

------ to .. ftn o rockin0 bed 

~ ~ 

to use in ~onol~zu. eftar seiierol unsuccessfi~t 

attempts to arpor.ge for one 

on rqj om, I decided to sip with 

the ~ve~g~eol rravel A~sncy, which wcs 

opganizir+ a tour .or the hm2icapped. 

and leave all sucii problems to then.. . . 

we all met ot the Seat:Ze - Tacomn nirport. 

Thwe ue~e 11 in the group: the 

tour leader, 2 P.N. 's, i aide, 3 wheelchnired 

ladies, 2 partly uhzelciui~ wife made a- 

nother trip to International, this time 

carrying my mulrilung,bartery pack, and 

b-ntam respirator.The airline officials 

and engineers, after checking the construction 

of the batteries saw no objer 

tion to my flying as a normal passenger, 

using the multi1ung if desired. I:heelchair 

and multilung were to travel free. 

..... The round-trip was made easily and 

pleasantly.....Onc thing I should point 

out to "would be" d~eelcliair travelers, 

is that my wheelchair, standard E & J 

mode1,was too wide at the axles to pass 

dorm the aisle of the 707 jec and that 

I had to be carried to my seat by sever 

r,,,,,,,, l,,, l

a1 men. This was only so in Los Angeles 

and there was no problm in c d c a - 

where a special airline chair was not 

tion. Thi i%exican peo~le fabulous. 

available. This chair was available in 

They can't do enough for you. Pnd Wxi- 

Dayton and I had no difficulty in enter- 

can food is delicious, Tne food at Haing 

or leaving the plane. I" fact, no 

cienda is h.erican style. >re had steak, 

other passengers were allowed on until 

pork, chicken, etc. .We went sme place 

I was seated and my equipment was strap- 

practically every day an6 the days ure 

ped to the deck. Overall flight time 

stayed hare, we relaxed Ln the tropical 

only 5 hours. Why don't you fly "It's 

air Or enioved the nnnl . T rpcnmpna 

~~~ 

the only way to go." 

!,lexica to all who wai a trio to para- 

Robert E. Meade iz,;, :)n,,erir, zir.-19 s i:e.r,:ra dise. I hope to retlim,perhz& to live, 

8331 Haskell Ave., Sepulveda, Calif. :s,i,nen . fcr osss . in ~ ~ ~ d n 2 if ~ I can j ~ learn ~ Soanish ~ and mt a jab.. . 

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try to report on it.....The 

notice about the free motel 

accommodations for handicapped provided 

..... Since our ~lorida trip 

& was in part made possible 

by information on ijGrs nul- 

t (11 Lm),r,.ence :/egm, Calk Tmi A,- i 

by 

tonio 67, Pmcc. Lr;s rzentes, Gadthe 

Play K. Houck Foundation (1896 

i 

t o2a.iara, ~rol., !.!erico. 

Rahia Vista St., Sarasofa,Fla.) advised 

I 

t 121 George E. iay, cubiieie 5117, 

getting reservations early so I wrote 

i 

: Col, CkqaZitn, G!izdaZafara, :ericn + 

in October for an Easter trip .... Eascer 

: 131 Wiliim toe, circvnvalocion sur r 

vacation finally arrived and we headed 

r 82, Laa Puextes, Cuodaiaiarn, Jst., 

far the sudny south. "We" is my wife, 

t 

Jay, myself, and about a con of equip- 

: 1:esico. 

******~***~*++**..++* ment and luggage in our Volkswagen bus, 

and on a shelf on the back bumper, a 

little liOvAC generator powered by a 

a pretty section o: :own ..... la729 airy gasoline engine LO make power for my 

rooms ... only paras 07 semi-wadi rhera. ab:ominal belt respirator. (If would 

Would take male respos ii they biouyh* work on a lZvDC car systen, bur our old 

a1 1 +he necessary equipment. ... Coe's is was hvDC which was no help) ......... 

farther ouf; no sidelalks, cobklei'nne I wouldn't bother mentioning the zenetypg 

i+rests....aliu nen only +her=.... ram= except that its contrariness was 

Kegan's is a moieiish 537: oi place .... the cause of many crises and delays .... 

pool, tile ilaois, sunny 3no However, we finally reached ~larida and 

roomy apartments could accommodate a iz- a long drive decorated wirh palm trees, 

mily with 2 or 3 chiidren..,,.'-'y cousin trees with beards of Spanish moss. catand 

I dreamed of renting one of the big tle farms, orange groves, and free a- 

old homes in iorn and hiring a stai:... range juice stands brought us safely to 

Living there is so chezp i f you have a Sarasota and our motel, We were pleased 

regular income of U.S. dollars......One to find ourselves in a large room with 

3ther thought; a borderline iespo may a bath,gas heater and air conditioning. 

be able io get along wiThout aid at u- ... Ue spent happy days sightseeing a- 

sual altitudes....bu+ no* in he higher round tom, the yacht harbor, Lido Key. 

aitifude5.... 

.... checked che sightseeing bwr but my 

3arbara Cory 

456 Greenwood Avenue, Glencae, Illinois 

chair was too wide for the walkway.. .lie 

set our course for the Junale Gardens.. 

At first glance the six step8 appeared 

another defeat. But the attendant took 

to the exit ramp so we toured among 

the tropical plants, exotic birds, including 

a black swan and a flamingo.... 

.... 8ext we visited the Ringling Circus 

Eluseum....We went to Siesta Beach...aur 

firsf accomplishment was to get miserably 

stuck up in soft sand. we were 

rescued by a couple of Sarasota Samaritans, 

young men who, wirh the aid of a 

couple a€ hoards, helped us to depart 

with a valuable lesson...we drove up to 

SC. ~ete and nay Pines V. A. Hospital 

"here we visited wirh Margaret Norris, 

a wonderful respo with whom I had played 

chess by mail. ... We made more visits 

to the beach and I cultivated a lovely 

sunburn. ..This account wouldn't be complete 

wifho~c some mention of fellow 

guests ac the motel.nere were two other 

respos: Corkey >lcCarkle, there from 

tlichigan wirh her helper; and Lowell 

~eisserf with his helper and even more 

than I carted along. .... We did 

enjoy our stay in sarasota, and ~articularly 

the new acquaintances we made, 

and we recommend the place most highly 

for anyone who might be considering 

char kind of vacarion.....~.~. Not many 

months after we returned home we bought 

a new vw uith a special ~ZVDC system:!! 

~ar the Nonagha", we inscalled a heayi 

duty "~wisc-~~~g" socket 6 plug. It is 

=ant far household use...but it works! 

Robert J. Reynolds 

2 li'alnut Court, Dunbar, W.Lra. 25064

" 

>Iy parents were horn in 

Germany. Ify mother and I 

decided to ~ lan a trip to 

Germany to Visit relatives. 

whom I had never 

had the chance to meet. 

I - 

..... Of course being able to stay with 

these relatives on the trip would make 

the trip possible "expense-wise".... My 

doctor wrote to the American Airlines 

and the Lufthansa Airlines LO assure 

them that it wovld be all right for me 

to make the rrip........lhe airlines 

insisted that I have an aide with me 

to lift me around.....I found a school 

teacher who wanted to go to Germany 

and offered to pay halt his plane fare 

for his help. ..... I also had to sign a 

release not holding the airlines re- 

sponsible should I get sick for any 

reason. They also insisted that I go 

first class so as to have enough room. 

toe argued about the respirator until I 

pointed out that it was necessary for 

my life! ....... I had my respirator rewired 

at a v. A. Hospital because in 

Germany I would have to use 220 volrs- 

50 cycle ...... They fixed it so rhat I 

could still use it on 110 volts - 60 

cycle, and I could just flip a swirch 

to change it hack and farrh....It is a 

good idea to start making your plans 

sin months ahead of time because you 

have ro explain your situation to the 

airlines very carefully many times.... 

The most work consists of preparing to 

go - shots. pas~port~, etc......It 

is 

good to leave ample Lime for boarding 

the plane so as not to hold up the workings 

of the airline.....l restricted my 

drinking on the plane as it would he 

too difficult co get to the small lavatory 

fhey have. ... Ply wheelchair was put 

an wirh no added expense. .... The flight 

from New York City LO Frankfurt was a- 

bout 8 hours. After we arrived, I was 

having so much fun meeting everyone 

that I didn't get an adaptor to try my 

=achine till afternoon. I had my shell 

on in the wheelchair and was using it 

about three hours when we decided to go 

to bed ..... Shortly after turning an my 

respirator, I smelled smoke and looked 

to see if coming from my respirator. I 

now discovered my motor burned up---The 

V.A. was wrong:... ..The motor vould not 

pull a load wirh the 50 cycle.......So, 

there I was feeling dead tired by now 

from all the traveling and excitement. 

We checked two German hospitals and a 

large Army hospital in Heidelberg, hut 

there were no portables around. So, the 

only thing left was to take me to the 

Army hospital and put me in the tank 

respirator fhey had. It was a German 

make called "Drake", and the lasr patient 

they had was seven years ago. The 

collar on it wasn't quite right, and 

then we had some more fun getting my 

negative and positive adjusted right. 

But, I got settled at 1ast.The next day 

we decided the best thing to do was to 

have the motor rewound for just 220- 

volts-50 cycle, and chcn just before I 

was to leave for hone, have it rewound 

again for 110 volts-60 cycle... ... I got 

our of the hospital just in time to go 

to two birthday parties and to see a 

German color movie......In the old sec- 

tions of the city, cobble stones are 

sfill used and kept rhat way for hisrozical 

reasons. After going over them 

in my wheelchair. I had to keep ehecking 

the nuts and screws on the chair as 

they kept vibrating loose. Everyrhing 

is UP one to three steps, so it is 

handy to have a couple of strong hands 

around for help .... Then one week later. 

I went to Freihurg for four weeks and 

Look a ride through Basel, Switzerland. 

I also took a number of rides through 

the Black Forest. Now hack to Schries- 

heim.....from Schriesheim I went to the 

Zoo in Frankfurt that had the largest 

Sea elephant I have ever seen:..In the 

Sfuttgart Zoo they had a chimpanzee 

trained to feed the seals......The last 

night in Germany I again went into the 

tank respirator at the Army hospital hecause 

during the day my motor was heing 

rewound ... and, of course, the first 

thing I did when I got to my hotel room 

in New York was to put on my respirator 

..... If worked:: 

Ralph Dosch 

5670 Walfon St., Long Beach, California 

@: If a,;y Emopeon - bound respo needs 

eqi.rt od.iice,cansuLt ChnrZes FroeZicker, 

;^tei,:@iold$ la, Lueem, Suisse. He 

is a respa and Thompsnn pep~esentativa.

... San Francisco to Los 

Angeles to Honoluiu to 

Tokyo to Osaka, Kobe. 

and Kyoto to Hong Kong 

and return..This is how 

I spent an interesting 

three weeks...The basic 

equipment for the trip 

an overhauled wheelchair, 

portable Thompson breather with 

pneumbeit and extia hose for mouth 

and cammde chair. A good trb 

vel agent selected suitable hotels and 

arranged alternative transportation. ... 

Letters of introduction were valuable.. 

The most interesting aspects to me were 

the people and their customs, rather 

than the ~i~ht~....The mechanics of the 

trip were fairly routine. My travel was 

by air with various airlines and in various 

planes and with various degrees of 

comfort, convenience and cooperation. 

The procedure is fairly standardized. I 

board the plane by forklift, if avaiiable. 

if not, and a wide ramp is used 

as stairway to the plane then several 

men carry me sitting in the chair, into 

! 

the plane...lf it is a narrow stairway, 

I prefer to be carried from the ground 

1 to my seat by one strong man. I usually 

sit in the aisle closest to the doorway. 

Althcugh this may be the least comfortable 

seat on the plane, it is the easiest 

to aet in and out of....Once we are 

under way I have the Caotain radio a- 

head to destination to have assistance 

Jerome SilZs -"The Governor oj To230 

wearing my ~ i f (Hono~a~y 

t Fire Chiej 

of Hay.jard "

poszibZa.Act~~Zly on trips wers mostly 

one-to$ affairs may .yon 

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our f~:ends' 

;:om.. ....Me uwers r,: i!oteZs oriy three 

nights .... li clZ worked out wonderfuZly 

we:!... 

ing up closer. Suddenly he reached out 

and grabbed my lsg behind the knee and 

squeezed. Natural iy, I hol lered, '"Ouch." 

For the +irst time he spoke direcily io 

me, "Ah hah," he said, "you see I have 

discovered a hidden nerve, showing 

there is life in the 1egi.l know an ilo 

Chinese doctor, with a long, white 

beard, who can make you walk. He will 

give you a special Tiger-eaum medicine" 

Cd"tio"~Iy, I said, "i!0t right now:' HI 

kept after me. "What's the matter,do'i 

you want to pet cured" I iinal 1 y as- 

=aped by making an aopointment for ine 

next day. which snmehow I neglectea *o 

keep ...... Hong Kong is such a 13ng distance 

away ....... The ride home was very 

wearying, and the plane was ~uII.....~: 

is besi to iisy over for a day or i w 3 

in Hawjii when i;ooping for cu5iors irspection 

an< rest before coniinuin; .... 

Jerome Sill5 

IF72 Grove Way, 

Hayward, Crlifoini~ 

:cl:.mtelg ~lativts r-% spzced at 

conlenien; inteva15 e m,:%e. I fire 

that pesclf are vey! i;elul at 211 

tires PAC v:oulC rercrsnd :a >z.i.; rrsrc 

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Pilgrimages and Travel Tours 

he faie or ~oordrs, Ste. Anne de group, is also meeting an first Satur- 

P Beaupre, and other shrines has at- days in the Chicago area.. ... The Catho- 

for other handicapped fourists: we're 

like fish out of water......it requires 

tracted millions of shuc-ins.i.lany, such lic Union of the Sick, 95-09 North Con- skill to accord ourselves gracefully 

as the late Fred Snite, a respo, have duit Ave., Ozone Park, New Yark 11417, and keep up the hectic pace of an excurtravelled 

at great risk and expense in holds ann"=l Days Recollecfian in sion group .... choose comfortable rather 

search of a cure. The greatest enthusi- New York and 10s Angeles, and retreats fhan dressy clothes ..... sponsors should 

asts admit miraculol~s cures are en- far handicapped women at S~hnectad~, have a generous supply of manpower a- 

tremely rare. Nevertheless, pilgrimage New York, and Sterling, New Jersey..... vailable. A pusher is needed for every 

promotore seek to offer a genuine rc- Another travel mwement with religious wheelchair, and personal attention must 

treat, which will enable the pilgrim to motivation is Para-Tours, sponsored by be fumished.....read the gvidebooks in 

feel ~ighf with God, and face the fu- Paul Elurphy, 50 Seminole St., Elattopan advance SO you won't try to see more 

ture, however uncertain, with resigna- 26, Nass. Elr. Elurphy offers the use of than you can take in ........ Handicapped 

tion. Anorher ~bjecti~e is to provide hi* fully-equipped .mhulance to any in- tourists get more than they pay for, as 

the best possible vacation....nrs, Ruth valid within a 15 - mile radius of the those who aid them are nearly always 

drreche, 1711 Lacamhe Ave., Bronx 72, state nouse in Boston for a one-day out- volunfee~s who pay their own way....... 

N.Y., handicapped herself offers an an- ing. Some visit churches and shrines, 

Chris W. Ford 

nual pilgrimage to our Lady of the Cape while others attend a ball game or suit. Rt. 2, Box 310, Seb~ing, Florida 33870. 

in Quebec, Canada. This year's pilgrim- able entertaiment..Handv-Cap Horizons, 

age, scheduled September 11-18, is of- sponsored by Elrs. Dorothy S. Axsom, 

fered ar the very low care of $150.. ... 

3250 East Loretta Dr., Indianapolis, 

his includes air fare from New ~ork to Ind. 46227, offers a wide variety of 

Three Rivers, a week's stay with meals tours. She has conducted tours to New 7 

at Madonna House, and a day at Sre. York, Washington, D.C., Hollwood, Eli- t i'WRGRZi! 7IIP.VEL SERI'ICE 

Anne de Beauprc .... an ideal pilgrimage, ami Beach and other points. This year's t setty J. Ro.*.fmm. Security Bmk t 

combining . both natural and spiritual tours are scheduled for Mexico City in t Zag. Box 583, Ggnnwood, Vashington t 

beauty with real convenience'for the April and Chicago in June. The member- i I;Ymwii, ths Onmt, FvropeJ t 

handicapped ... ramps, elevators, etc.... ship fee of $1.50 includes a subscrip- t 

About fen years ago,Patrick O'Grady in- tion to the quarterly newspape1,as rrell t T,AIQUIL 'OURS 

stituted a series of First Saturday ser- as discounts on airplane and other t !+s. Caroiine iee .Turiey, 211 3st t 

vices for the handicao~ed. .. 

It is now fares.....Nrs. ksam itemizes the vari- t me., south srottZe 44, ;ia~hi,~ton t 

sponsored by the Apostolate of the Han- ous expenses, offering the tourist some i rzurope, .nmaiJ 

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dicapped, 109 North Dearborn St., in choice as to accomodations, meals, and 

Chicago and by groups in other cities. tours. our headquarters are major ho- 

The disabled are frequently taken miles tels where conveniences and evening enfrom 

the cities. to shrines of ereat tertainment are readily available. ..... t 5!2a;siiington 2, D.C. 

beauty and interest. The Christian ... as a C.P. and a veteran traveller, I t (inl~rdss,owe, Patimo, SnZy Land1 t 

League for the Handicapped,a Protestant would like to add a few "Do's E. Don'ts" ittitittittttttfittt

My 

by Muriel Rosenberg 

Irespo) California 

husband, Seymour, and I have had devised a car seat wheelchair "sing 

tile bucket seat of a car as a wheelchair seat which is detachably mounted 

an a modified wheelchair carriage. We chose the 1964 2-door hard top 

Mercury because it had the best combination of height and width of door 

opening, height of floor from gravnd and widesc arc of door in opened position. 

It also had a comfortable bucket type seat which I could visualize 

as a wheelchair. 

We had a collapsible wheelchair carriage made with shortened braces and 

smaller wheels. The bucket seat was removed and a pair of slides was 

mounted on s turntable. The bucket seat rides on the wheelchair carriage 

"on land" and, far "cruising," it is dislodged from the carriage to 

the slides by a locking device. 

It is necessary LO raise the car slighrly to allow ample clearance for 

the transfer from carriage to slides. We have an electric jack built in 

50 all I have to do is to push the switch after the car ignition is tumed 

on. The jack comes down to the ground, raising the car. 

Of course the cost was formidable, but now that the first experimental 

model has been made, casts should decrease. Any infarmarion as to the 

particular specifications will be gladly furnished. Contact Mr. Seymour 

Rasenberg, 3132 Corinth Avenue, Los Angeles 66, California. 

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CAR-BORNE 

WHEELCHAIR 

by Berti1 4kertlon 

~~E%DG) -aner.vi3en I, 

isqkedr, Swesn 

31y wife and I are demonstratin8 

one of m iecilni. 

cai contrivances. 

Tlie hind iwl8eels have a 

mechanism to regulate distance 

between tlie wheels. 

The seat may he lowered 

or raised by a lifting jack 

(samc as one ior a car). 

Ihc am. are detachable, 

wit11 moveable am,) rsrir to 

give reach at drawing and 

dinner cable. 

I wiir drives and our 

daugllter has pientyoi space 

in the rear. we have juur- 

"eyed to Denmark and iinland

FOldlnE 

Portable Ramp 

This folding ramp was developed by Lenn Lovdahi, who is 

disabled by muscular dystrophy. ~e is president of Handicabs, 

International, a nationally franchised taxi service 

for fhc handicapped. 

The first rampa he used on his WJ cabs were carried on a 

rack built underneath. However, the snow sprasing from the 

wheels made them inoperaSle in the winter, so Lenny developed 

this unique ramp. 

If is made of heavy steel; extends to 5' long n 25" wide; 

serves 16" ta 24" heights; and folds to store verricallg in 

a space 36" high x 4". It has a single 3 bolt installation 

and is counterbalanced when mounted so that a woman can operare 

it easily. The disappearing stair well is coated with 

non-skid paint. It fits vans, busses and trucks. 

For brochures, write: Handi-Ramp, Inc., 904 CounLrside 

Highway, Hundelein, Illinois. They can be purchased from 

an). volkswagen, Chevrolet, Dodge or Ford dealer. Weight: 

75 lbs. price: $149 FOB mndelein, ~llinois. Q

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t;:. 2;:c.. ': >:- i $7i.ound irire, it's 

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My 

T;:c ~ i i i :$as acconpliii.ed by welding iupporirng rods on the forks of a 

uorn 

by A. C. "Tony" Mathews, Jr. 

type bumper jack and by bolting a 112" plywood platform onto this 

ire5po) 1452 East 40th Sireet frame. With this I can be lowered ra car level entrance or ground level. 

Savannah, Georgia 

The permanent "sunning" ramp gives an ideal sitting view of rhe children 

playing in the yard as we11 as speaking distance co neighbors. 

VW ramp is of plywood, 66" x 40". A 

pair of tongues, each having. a 2" bole 

I. 

welded on the ends, extends 2" to hook 

info holes on the frame of the VW to prevent 

its Slipping (1). 

En route,the ramp is stored undernearw 

An angle iron shelf was welded on the W 

frame (2). 

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The fronting angle iron is upside down 

and the ramp is secured co it by a 5" pin 

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which extends through the plywood and the 

angle iron (3). .~. ,*-3, 3'. 

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The tailgate 

hydraulically off ihe 

truck's electrical system b~ remote push-button 

control. he 54" platform folds up vertically 

inside the doors. In this particular 

installation, ic necessary fa change the 

gas tank to a smaller size and to relocate it. 

The lifting unit, weighing 200 lbs., was 

made and installed by The Stratton Equipment 

Co., 30525 Aurora ~oad, Solon, Ohio 44139. 

he unit can be inscalled by any garage. 

level for use as an elevator from poi= 

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ENG iLISH RAMPING AND TAIL LIFT CARS 

his ~usiin Sllcerline wiil 

take trre penple inwheelchairs, 

plus a passenger on 

a small fold up seat behind 

the driver. The back oi the 

car was cur away and folds 

to farm a ramp. 

. : . . , 1 ; . :7e 

affcdanl to iilai end ""Ion,' sr\ira1 

in rii,ecicllairs single ihinisd. 

rurihei from: Chiet Oiticer 

of supplies, ando on county CounciL 

249 xerton Road, 13andaworth, London, 

S.W.18, England. 

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The Ministry of 11eairh had 

this invalid car made far 

Miss Norah Siddail, O.T. at 

Elenborough and Watt Hospitals. 

h twist of a kc and 

a push of a button on the 

side of the car and the door, 

in two pares, opens automstically. 

By pushing another 

buffan inside the car, the 

door is closed.

Electric 

REDOY-M, the new eLectrir 

wheelchair, has power to 

clkb steep gmdes. 

Or.23 27" wide, it will pass 

th~oiigh any average doornu. 

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.,,tzi: on -2ectric hoist, rile &oer 

Z'..fts hirneeij on and off .Zeddg-Go.

Wk'leelck'lair Car 

An exciting development in self-propulsion, for the able-bodied or 

the handicapped, is now available in the eddy-Go electric car. This 

little automobile is powered by two large storage batteries which, 

when fully charged, will give up to 25 miles travel. It has six forward 

and six reverse speeds up to a safe maximum of 15 MPH. 

It has four balloon tires and four coil springs for comfort, traction 

and maneuverability and, with a differential giving equal drive 

ta both rear wheels, it will go almost anywhere. The manufacturer 

says, "1c can be operated an sidewalks, streets, in buildings, in 

offices, over carpeting, tile, marble, grass, pavement, snow and mud. 

If is sturdy enough fa carry two people and powerful enough to climb 

any paved hill. It will pass through any average dooway and backs 

up and goes foward without any jerking." 

The standard fibre glass body is available in three colors - red, 

blue or yellow. Special bodies and other attachments are available, 

such as an electric hoist which will raise or lower a person onto or 

off the machine, hand controls or foot controls, power steering, etc. 

For transporting it, there is a trailer at nominal cost. The price 

of this unique liffle automobile is $650.00 FOB factory. Mast local 

banks will finance one at the same rate as an automobile. 

For brochures and further information, mite: Mr. Milton Hatfield, 

President, American Battery Car Inc., US 20 - IND.13, Middlebury, 

Indiana. 

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BUSSES WITH HYDRAULIC LIFTS 

Hank viscardi, the founder and president 

of Abilities, Inc., the famed lang Island 

concern made up entirely of severely disabled 

people, has recently pioneered a 

school for children judged Coo handicapped 

to leave their homes. ~e designed this bus 

to take them on exciting expeditions. 

Anofher spearheader in the education of 

the severely disabled, Professor Tim Nugenr 

of the university of 111inois evolved similar 

busses for transporting wheelchaired 

students around the campus. His busses had 

the seats removed and a hydraulic lift installed 

at the front door.

DKW and 

Uplifted Dodge Sportsman -*** 

M 

Iflike (Big Elike) Dcnnis,of wheatridge, 

C;,lorado, has found that traveling is 

convenient and comfortable while sicting 

right in his wheelchair. ~herc was 

one serious problem, however; in most 

bus - type (lo%.-roofed) station r~gons, 

he had to sit with head bowed, hut irreverently 

s0,because of the discomfort 

and vision obstruction involued. So he 

searched the Denver area high and low 

for a vehicle that would accomodate 

the taller variety of wheelchair rider. 

he first of ~ike-s efforts to solve 

the headroom problem was the DKW, Model 

3-6 Van Estate Car (Station Wagon), a 

German-made foreign-ambulance-appearing 

rig. Translated DW means, "The Little 

Nonder."And it has certainly been that. 

With its famous 3-cylinder water-cooled 

engine, it passes gasoline stations by 

the dozen. 1ts front - wheel drive and 

four - speed syncroniled transmission 

make it nearly unstopable in deep snow. 

Buf what Elike likes best is the marethan-ample 

headroom inside the Dm, 61 

inches. The wheelchair riders have a 

panoramic view out of all window areas. 

The ramp is hinged and folds up hehind 

1 by ri~~~l 

9a-E colorzdo Stallon 

;.c:>.m7 . . . $< *%h" 

the last chair to enter (the D m xrill 

carry three chairs at once). ilike can 

motor his EhJ poirrr chair up the ramp. 

Though hc llas but partial use of lhis 

left am and hand,he requires very lirtle 

help getting in or out. TI,^ chairs 

are tied darn to special anchors wit11 

heavy nylon straps. 

For furthcr information about the sev- 

eral Dm< models, check the foreign car 

dealers in your telepimne directory.01, 

write: AUIO UKIOX G.N.B.II., ~rsatzreile 

und K~ndendienst, IngolsLadt. 

T his unique Dodge sportsman station 

Wagon is >like's second attempt to solve 

the headroom problem 01 the in-chairtype 

transportation vehicle. 

He's the only man I knov who bought a 

1965 Dodge Sportsman, and without ever 

riding in if, or ever being inside if, 

had the had literally cut into pieces. 

With the encouregemcnf of Pierce Dodge, 

Inc. of Littleton and the courage of 

the Woeber Auto Body Company af Denver, 

a jigsaw was used to cut the body along 

a plane just under the rear side win- 

dows, then up and across the roof jnst 

behind the cab or driver area. This 

whole section was then raised eighf inches, 

windows and all. The ~ i d ~ - l ~ ~ d i ~ g 

doors were extended eighf inches. And a 

vista - vision windshield was installed 

in the forwardmost portion of the ele- 

"aced section. 

A folding ramp was built into the 

side - door opening, and again Mike was 

ready to ride in solid comfort, style, 

and convenience. But this rime he would 

have enough horsepower, with the 8-cylinder 

engine, to ride up into the Rocky 

i.lountains, the foothills of which are

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irthcr .o:oih, brirq hrZ;ri :cs tiie 

Pmp by ,:,id p1t2i; ehech 

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An English Quad Driver 

QUAD 

DRIVERS 

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years ago, I have always thoueht how satisfvine 

it wavld be 

~ 

, " to drive " 

With the introduction of automatic tran* 

mission ta British cars, it seemed to me 

that this might in fact be possible. 

There appeared to be only one way to 

find out so I bovght a Hillman "Easidrive", 

converted it to hand-controls, 

found a brave man to accompany me, and 

set out to find a quiet road on which to 

experiment. 

It was difficult at first, but after 

five months of hard practice I was able 

to pass the driving test. 

As the car is fitted with automatic 

transmission only two hand-controls are 

needed, an accelerator and the brake. 

There should be installed by a reputable 

firm and, before having them fitted, it 

is advisable to sit in the driving seat 

to make sure they will be conveniently 

placed. 

Most firms will insure disabled drivers 

and it pays to obtain several quotes 

One method is to inform the dealer that 

you will buy his car so long as he gets 

you insured. This rarely fails and you 

by Michael Beck 

(quad1 Stoke Mandeville Hospital 

Aylesbury, Bucks. 

sometimes get very good terms. 

The car can now be driven, buc it may 

be found that several smaller conversions 

(hand-brake, ignition key, choke, 

indicators, dipper, etc.), are also needed. 

These can be done by a local garage 

and will vary in number according to the 

individual. The photographs on the fae- 

6nf: .. paae - show some of the conversions to 

my car. Most of them are simple yet very 

effective. 

The total cost of these conversions 

was f45. £25 to Reselca Ltd., and £20 

for the rest. However, having passed the 

test this money can be reclaimed from 

the Ministry of Pensions.(Non-pensioners 

can claim from the Ministry of Health, I 

believe.) 

SO far as I can tell, the two most important 

muscles for controlling the car 

are triceps and wrist muscles. A grip, 

thovgh very useful, is not absolutely 

necessary. I manage all right without 

one. In fact, any C.6, 7, or 8 with 

these two muscles should find that he 

can cope. I have no proof, but I think 

it would be too much for a higher lesion

Steering is probably the hardest part to master but a 

pair of soft leather gloves or mitts will make the job 

very much easier. It will also be found that slovching 

do- in the seat will give better balance as well as 

support far the shoulders and an arm-rest provides some 

thing to lean on, making the driving more comfortable. 

Since faking the test last year four more quads here 

have passed, all of them driving bigger cars than mine. 

It goes to prove that quad drivers are here to stay. 

IT is a most satisfying experience motoring along on 

your own and the feeling of independence more 

than compensates for the expense involved. It's certainly 

worth a try, you've got nothing to lose and 

everything to gain. 

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MEDICAL POSTCRIPT 

ICHAEL BECK and his fellow 

MquadriplEgicr at Chareley are to 

be congratvlatd on their initiative in 

training far, and parsing their driving 

reds. Their succcrr has paved the 

way ior ocher quadriple@cs but it 

must be realircd !ha( ,her< will bc a 

numb who ulll not be capablc of 

safely dtiving a car. even with an 

automatic gcarchang~. Michael 

Beck himself, harnormalpowe~inthe 

biceps and cranron orthe wrnrl and 

almost normal power ,in the Iriccpr. 

which pm~itr powerr~~l extension of 

the arm. In addirion, he has quite 

good powm in the flexor of thc wirt. 

same qvadriplceirr have only a 

flexor or the elbow (biceps) and a 

la,$< numkr hrsr ihrt muulc, and 

an rr,cn\Jr or ih. urln. hut nu 

lrlrcnr ol urlrt flexor anu 81 I, Jut#hlrul 

;herher. with the fyp~ 

or handcon!rols 

at present auailablc. they 

could safely drive a car. 

It is most impanant. bathframthe 

point af view or his own safety and 

that oithe ecncral ~nblic, Lhat each 

praiFrivc'driver be arrirrd individually, 

and it may be ,hat. wilh 

runherdevelopment ofhmd-conlrolr. 

even more rrriavrly disabled quadriplegis 

may be able lo qualily as 

drivers. 

.I. J. W&h. 

Stoke Manderille Hospital 

TRE CORD, Autwm 1962 

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An American Quad Driver 

by Ken Schreiber 

(quadl Ransom, Kansas 

After I became a quad in '55, I thought driving was impop 

~ible until a friend, who is also a quad, proved to me that 

I could. I have had my car for two year. and I"0" have 

34,000 miles on it. sometimes I spend as much as 8 hours in 

my car selling insurance. 

I live in a small co-unify in Western Kansas. Of course, 

most of the cornunities are small out here, and I am pretty 

well known in several small towns. Unless you are from 

Western Kansas you have no idea how friendly and helpful 

people are out here. TO give you an example, I can't stop 

my car along a main road within a radius of 20 miles for o- 

ver a few minutes without someone stopping ra see if I need 

help. I had a flat tire once and waited only ten minutes. 

Three other times I stopped to get a drink (I always carry 

a jug) and before I could get started someone had sropped 

to see if I needed help. So you can see, the cornunity has 

been a big help. 

First of all. I rhink I have abour the minimum amount of 

muscle power to be able to drive. I have the muscle that 

pulls the wrist up in each arm and this is the only muscle 

in hands ar arm. ow ever, I do have good movementof my 

shoulders. 

My injury was at C 5-6. I need an electric wheelchair. 

I can propel another chair, but very slowly. I use a Hoyer 

~ar-Too 

~~ - lift since I can't eef in and out bv . mvself. . I have 

no triceps. I use elastic bands to feed myself. I have leg 

and arm spasms, and rhis is sometimes a problem. As a rule, 

I can fell when I am going to have a spasm and I get myself 

into a position where ie docsn'c have any effect on my driving 

other than my slowing up. 

1 have standard Hughes hand controls with an automatic 

shifc, power brakes and steering. Other than this, I have a 

knob thar I had made. This knob is like a truck knob and is 

abour 4" long and ahour 318'' or 1/2" in diameter. My fingers 

are curved, so I just slip my hand over the knob. The 

way my hands are, it's almost like I was using some muscles. 

When I'm driving down the road it's not necessary to use 

the knob. ~n operaring the hand controls you have to push 

the hand control straight away. This I do with my shoulder 

since the door acts as a brace for my elbow. 

I have a 1962 Fairlane 500 and rhis was a lucky purchase. 

I was luck" that I chose a smaller car because the door 

isn't so far away and, in pushing the brake, my elbow is a- 

gainst the door and I push with my rhoulder. This rakes the 

place of triceps in pushing the brake. 

By now you are probably thinking thar chis is a precarious 

way to drive. After the way I explained it, I can readily 

see why. I do a great deal of driving and I feel safe. 

We have jusc abour all type of roads around Ransom from 

dirt to supez highways. Right here we don't have roo much 

traffic, bur I drive to Wichita every month--which is 200 

miles--and Wichita traffic doesn't bother me. If a person 

can drive, traffic or the zype of road isn't going to make 

much difference--except for mud, and I've driven in mud. I 

guess the longest drive I've made in one stretch war 400 

miles and chat was to Omaha, Nebraska--in 8 hours. 

I didn't rhink I would ever be able to drive and I didn't 

think I would ever be able ro drive very fast, but I drive 

the speed limit. It is amazing how fanr you can adjust co 

this way of driving. 

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PhIIIPLW,CIII HEW,,,"". 1.- 

Next to his wheelchair. the automobile 

is Ihe greatest single device available lo 

a quadriplegic in his cffons to achieve 

mobility and independence. 11 has provided 

many otherwise "shut-in" quadrl. 

plegics with the vital link to employment 

and active, useful livs. 

But "using" an automobile presentr 

more problems to the quadriplegic than 

to the paraplegic. and many diverre rolulionr 

to lhere problems have been devised 

by resourceful quadriplegic driven. 

It is my intention in this anicle to outline 

some of the solutions as a guide and idea 

source for other handicapped drivers. 

For our purparcs here. we can divide 

Ihc overall quadriplegic driving problem 

into three parts: (I1 gelting one's self in 

and out of the car. (2) gelting the %,heelchair 

in and out of the car. and (3) using 

adaptive driving equipment. 

G.nLg in ."d out 

When gelting ima a car from a wheelchair, 

there arc basically two poritionr 

in which the chair can be placed. With 

stationary armrertr. the patient approrcher 

at sn ohlique angle, puts his feet in. 

then twists the chair to the perpendicular 

po~ilion .... With delachable armreslr, 

he position the chair beside md pamllel 

to the car 

Many patients find that the most difficult 

part of getting into r car is bridging 

(he wide wp from the wheelchair lo the 

car seat. Several porribililicr should be 

considered. for each quadriplegic's dirability 

varies in severity and other partic~larr. 

Therefore, the technique must 

be tailored to the individual. 

At Ihe Veterans Adminirtration Hospilal, 

West Rorbur)., Mass.. the Corrective 

Therapy Section of (he Physical Medicine 

and Rehabilitation Service has developed 

a rrnnrler stool to solve this 

problem. The rtaol snugly fills in the 

gap between the wheelchnir and the car 

seal. Thus a quadriplegic wilh only a 

limited degree of "sealed pushup abilily" 

can safely slide into and out of the car 

Srlnglns quads 

For quadriplegic! w i 1 h adequate 

strength, a device to assist swinging into 

the car is recommended. One of the California 

Paralyzed Veteranr Association 

members has developed a gutter hwk 

.... 11 is simply a rlurdy piece of metal. 

with a rtrap arlached. bent lo fil into the 

car gutter above the door. To we the 

gultcr hook, a person slips his forearm 

lhrough the rtrap. then lifts himself with 

his arm and rhoulder muscles and swingr 

into the car seat. A similar method is to 

install a hand grip (tuith rtrap attached) 

jull inside !he car dwr . .. This device 

is used in the same way as a guller hook. 

Still another approach is io extend a 

purtvhle rod between the car roof gulter 

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL 

BY QUADRIPLEGICS

md the top of the open door ... .This 

rytem is wed hy Paraplegic Near Editor 

Roh ~Vehh. who throw, onc arm wcil 

over the rod. lifting with hi\ upper nmm 

~houldcr ns he pmher with his other 

arm. 

COnrider:~hle practice and erperiments- 

,#on uuslly ;arc nccesrav. especially in 

the placement of the feel. hefore a quadriplegic 

finds his own best system for 

gelling in and out. Persistence is required. 

hut success i~ well worlh the elfon. 

(A device which hay he of value to 

some wheelchair driven is (he knee 

reporotnr ......... llr purpose ir to keep the 

knees spread when they have a tendency 

lo rcisror together. It alro aids balance 

and slahilily.) 

Gentng rhe rheolehrrlr In mnd sut 

A second major concern of many 

quadriplegics is geuing the wheelchair 

into and out of the car unassisted. James 

Scully. another California Paralyzed Vcreranr 

Arrocirlion member, ulilizer a 

special device that he developed. It consists 

of a rod. with a strap for his wrirt 

on orie end. and metal hem in the shape 

of a hook on the olher . . . Orice he ir 

in the car. he uses the rod lo set the mall 

wheels on the car iloor. Next he slider 

over in the cur seat. reacher behind the 

back of the real. snags the wheelchrir. 

and pulls it inlo the cur. 

In my own tax. I employ two straps 

to help get the wheelchair into the car. 

First. I grasp the leather strap attached 

to the wheelchair and lifl the small front 

wheels onto the car floor ....... Then I 

placc r long wehhing strap through the 

first map. After sliding o\,er and reaching 

behind the car serf. I put my wrist 

throqh the douhle loops of ,he weh 

strap and pull the chair into the car. 

To gel r $vheelchrir out of the car. 

the reverse of the "getting-in" procedure 

is .gain used: first. seat forward. second. 

slide over and reach hehind real, and 

third. ~ ush chair out. holding onto a strap 

or (hone to orevent [he wheelchair from 

0 ~. 

getting away. 

Many wheelchair dri\.en n'ho have a 

car ~8th r depression or "well" in the 

hack floor often have a wooden platform 

made to fill thc well. Filling the depreqsion 

in !his as! makes it much easier to 

pl the chair in and oul. 

Fin~Il. for those who can afford it. 

one of !he lightweight wheelchairs nor 

on ,he market mu suhstanlially ease the 

problem of gelling !he chair in and out 

of the car unarristed. There new chairs 

arc about one-half the weigh! of the 

familiar tuhular steel chairs. 

Y$lng .dapOvm cqulpmsnt 

ln addition to the various automotive 

hand controls avsilahle for handicapped 

drivers. there are a numher of rpcrizl 

aqrislive devices "red hy quadriplegic 

driven to help them mainlrin proper control 

of the \teering wheel. One of the\< 

is of the hail und rorkrr !ye. ... 

I he 

sockct par, ~on%ists of a hrace tor (tie 

h;tnd \t,ith a metal rocket allnched to the 

or the brace. The rockct 1% in three 

rectianr with r round metal spring to 

allow for expansion and contraction. The 

mcket fils owr and gips r hall anachcd 

to the qlcrnng rheel. In !his mdnner ,he 

driver can attach or detach him-elf from 

!he steering wheel al will. 

Anofher device ir a hand brace with 

s hollo\v cylinder attached to the palm 

of the hand hracc. ... The hollow cylinder 

slider clown - ~ 

overs rolid roikc attached 

to the steering wheel. Thi; device alro 

can he auached and detached a1 will. 

A wrap-around device is ured by some 

driven. 11 con5irlr of a thin piece of steel 

bent to fie or "wrap-around" the hand 

. ... This can he attached lo the steering 

wheel and the hand slipped in md oul. 

For driving ease. as well an safety. 

power steering and power brakes should 

xI\rayr hc used when possible. 

Gencrol prsb1.m 

A general problem associated \\,11h 

driving is oetling up and down curb. in 

a wheelchair Wh'cn ,here are people near. 

rwallo~~ your pride and ask for the slight 

ar5irfancc needed lo ho5t you onto or off 

a curh. When ar-istance is scarce, lry to 

near an alley or driveway ro you 

can roll onla the curb. As a last rerort. 

wheel down the rtrec! until a motorist 

offerr a helping hand. 

This article rouers the prohlemr of 

disrhled drivers in hrovd terms only. 

smce qunlrtplegrc\ usually must or will 

make rdaplalionr and impro\'emenl- to 

meet their por~iculur nrcdr. lhis informa- 

00n is intended only as a slurling paint. 

from here! 

vat, rake i~ 

n

English Car Conversion for Foot Control Driving 

i:iyr! ilompy, u !;orl.s safety offirer, who contrncted polio in 

1951 wiiilst se:ni~ing in the Amy, lost the use of his hmds 

and wns. He toursd the motor shows for y e m until he fomd 

this RsmZt R8 Automatic, and a Sxssez firn who could make a 

foot "staeriw uhesl" so that he could drive again. 

Photo: E~PIIIIJC !IEb!S 8 STPP, Londa 

W T 

by rlioel C. Harvey 

(polio) Woodfistd Paad 

Eating, Middlesex 

Fzcerpted from -WE CORD, R. P. P. SULLETIA! 

md REPASILITATIm (JournaZ of z.C.P.D.1 

. . ~. 

We are all orrttv familiar with the various troes 

of hand controls which can be fitted co cars to overcome 

disabilities affecting the legs, but how does 

one drive a car when one has full use of one's legs, 

bue one's hands and arms are completely paralvsed by 

Polio 

The new Renault RB with automatic transmission 

might almost have been designed to solve this problem. 

me automatic gearbox with a rear engine provided an 

essential Elar floor, and also made for lighter steering. 

me adaptation to €oar steering was designed 

and constructed by Ruddspeed Limited, Arundel, Sussex, 

for approximately 2250. 

Steering 

is doae entirely with c1,e left Eoor fitted 

securely in a ~cirrup which is connected by a ball 

joint beneath the foe LO a 9in. steel disc. The latter 

is coupled to the can\rznfianal steering column by 

a double roller chain and sprockets enclosed in a 

greased and sealed for life alloy casing. A friction 

pad is fitted beneath the heel of the stirrup providing 

a second point Of contact with the disc, which 

makes far easy turning by ankle movement alane.and 

cnables most bends on the open road to be negotiated 

without lifting the heel off the disc. For sharper 

corners the heel is raised and the disc rotated by 

the ball joint just like the ordinary steering wheel. 

72

The brake is controlled by the right foot. The modified parking 

brake is a vertical Lever, between file front seats, operated by 

slioulder- pressure and is oi tile spring-off type; a trigger for 

this is worked by the right lieel. 

me right foot controls the accelerator in the nemal manner, 

and also operates most switches. These had to be positioned well 

apart to avoid accidental operation of ihe wrong switch, and the 

more one was used the nearer it was 

to the right foot. 

Thus the sidelight switch is just in front af the driver's scar, 

where the windscreen washer and controls are also located, 

whereas the headlight switch is on the wheel arch, and the dipper 

imediafely above the accelerator. ~l~ctric window winders are 

fitted to give easy control of both windows. 

The right knee works the direction indicators, and also an ingenious 

sliding gate mechanism whicll iaciiifa~cs selection of the 

push button gear controls. 

A simple extension to the ignition key sllo,*.s ir fv he roratcd 

by the left knee. 

he horn is mounted on the door pillar ~herc ir can bt, leint on 

raoidlv , . when necessary. 

h bracket on the door enables the door to be slammed with the 

foot, and a door catch is fitted alanp the lover edge. 

THE writer, for whom this conversion was undertaken, took delivery 

of the car only three days before passing fi2e driving Lest. 

This in itself must gii.e same indication of the ease with whicb 

Chis car can be driven. The left foot rests in a perfectly nafural 

position; all controls come easily to the bus). right fool. 

Round trips of over 400 miles have been completed in a day without 

fatigue. parking in limited space proved easier than anficipafed. 

lanocuiring in ~ ~ndon's traflic is nc more difficult than 

it is lor anyone else. 

The car will always be made available for anyone to Cry out on 

private ground, 50 that ochers ma) discover vhctber they hai~ the 

pofcniial to drive with requisite coctrol. 

Tli,> ,llillltlillli~h\I11111 I ,I

AMERICAN CAR CONVERSION TO 

FOOT CONTROLLED STEERING 

An inji-~o~b -st o!io developed 

and 

rl~is device for foot 

controlled driving: Cameron Enns, 

13637 South Elrdsen Avenue, Kingsburg, 

California. 

me 1 foot r e 

i a kid of 

ski boot attachment which is farfened 

to a spinner on a rircvlar 

plate. The plate is attached by 

and drive chain to the 

steering column. The plate turns 

with the merest pressure of the 

feat, and thus turns the steering 

whee I. 

I£ family members wish to 

drive the car, the plate may he 

fastened ro the auxiliary mechanism 

~ i t h a large cotter key so 

that the boor is easily removed. 

Hydraulic Ramp and Dual Control Driving 

bv Jerwe Sills (res~o) 

4' 

'b- 

THE car, which has made a 

dif- 

Ierence in my life, was developed in two 

stages. The First stage was merely to provide 

transoortation without settine in 

and out ok the wheelchair even though 

someone else did the driving. This =as 10 / 1 

..".+ 

years ago at a rime when W busses or sinilar 

vehicles were not available for this 

ouroose. . . The first stage was accomDlirhed . 

by removing the front sear and right hand % , . 

floor area of a 1954 Ford and installing , & 

a turn-table and an elevator type ramp. ,: ~, 

These operate by a hydraulic system which ,,.:~ 

~ - 

gets its power from the battery. 

After chis phase was in operation for a 

number of years, a dual control driving 

system was installed on the right side. 

The steering is accomplished by a chain 

connecLion to the regular steering. The 

hrake is a vacuum type that is controlled 

with one finger, so that the brake can remain 

on when the brake handle is released. 

The gas ha. another separate handle on 

he other side of the steering wheel so 

that I can have both handsanthe steering 

wheel and still have control of gas and 

brake at the same time. 

Far derails, mite: Jerome Sills, Sills 

and Sills, Bank Ruilding. 22572 Hain St., 

Hay-rd, California 94541. n

U.S.A. Ahf OIHER COLThT'RES 

m,Aionp rhe Wayride." (15~) Compiled by indoor 

sportr club, rnr. *mvard H. path, 313 walnur st., 

Pirfsburgh 38. Pennsylvania. 

.,Direcrory oi Tr.velodz.er and Supplenent." Suppicmenr 

iisrs i,moior hoie,s in A sraies With 

unirr special, designed for "heelchair use. 

*-IrsveLodge Carp., Box 308, EL Cajon, Criii. 

'Where Turning Vheelr Stop.'' (IOc) Complied b 

paialred Yererams America. "R. L. Webb, Ed., 

PARXPLECU BmS, 93j C ~asiline Or. Seal Beaih,Cnl. 

"The Wheelchair Irareler." ($2) *Douglas Annand, 

22&80 Cass, Yoadiand Hills, Caiifornia. 

"*SHISCIOY. D.C. 

',Sires in Washingcon, D.C. rirL Facilities for 

the Handicapped." *,,an. Toihert H. HarDonaid. 

1417 Lonpiorrh Bidg., X.asi,inqton, D.C. 

(Free mote, lor ,handicapped: *>,r. wan* W. Ibfiett, 

>lay K. Havrk Foundaiion, 1896 Bailfa irisra 

st., Sarasara. Berervarians required.) 

'Wheelchair Directory ai Greater Hiam:.'' =Florida 

Paraplegic Ariocirtion, 6LAO S. U. 63rd Terrace. 

5. tliani 43. 

"Prvilions lccesrible ia the Handicapped at the 

sea, Rehabilitation Area. 417 Fourth Avenue. 

Xiban. 31105. 

XORnl DAKOIA 

WUISIIWI1 

'aei Concepts in Irai.el." 'The Governor's Cornif- 

.-\~uidro Eacilirier in Shrereporr and Bossier ree an Enplo:meni of the Handicapped, 207 Broad- 

irV'' rmmuniiv Council Office. 1702 1rrini: ur::. Box 568. Bismarck. 

-""1" IWSSACWSEITS 

,,Crearer Cincinnati Guidebook for the iiandicap- 

Ituide to ~ ~ s r ofor n ri>e Handicapped.'. '13~~ R~. pcd." +Public ilealth Federation. 2600 Reading Rd.. 

ihablliratioa council, LL Soreirer Sf., ~~rion. Cincinnati b1202. 

"A Cvide to Worcester tor ihe Physically Oisabled PE>XSIZV*IVU 

b ,elnp.'' +fie Baster Seal Society, 30 Highland "Guide to Pililadelphia for the Handicapped." 

Street, UOTC~S~EI 

8. ip~iladel~hia Sociery far Cripplcd Ciildren 

. 

and 

. 

for Wlqeelclqaired Travelers. 

"A Guide for the Handrcapped to Che Grearer La"- 

sing Area:' *Ingham county society for Crippled 

Children and Adults, 711 S. Hoines St., Lansing. 

NEW YORI 

-capped 

Person's Cvide ro Rochesrer." 

'Crippled children's Society of Honioe Counti, 

In=.. 28 Eurlid Si., Rorhcrlei 1460h. 

NEW YORK CITY AND UORUI'S FAm 

"sew Tork "irh Lase:, (Si.00) **rrociatioa for 

crippled children and ~ d ~ l of r r ~ e ~ork r scale 

Inc., 239 Park Avenue Saurh, ieu York Cit. 

.'suggestions for rhe treater ~njo~ment of rhe Sew 

York Worid's air." (Llc in coin and a IegaIsired 

self-addressed envelope) +COh€B*CX, IKC., 

16 vest abih street, sew city 10036. 

,.A Guide to Pittsburgh far the Handicapped." 

wpen D~~~~ far the iiandicapped, 1013 Brinrell 

Street, Piitsb~rpll i5LOi. 

Taa5 

.l~ulde to D ~ for I tne ~~~dicapped:' 

~ ~ ~ 

iersionai Croup or the Junior League of Dallas, 

Inc., Dallas. 

*me Pro- 

,.stops for liheelrri." (Texas). Wexar Rdlabilitarion 

cenier, Gonzales warm spriogr Foundation, 

P.O. BOX 58, Gonzales. 

cwid,lr rrr 

s;dlar !ma to other tities ore in the 

omcess of beinp nubli8hed. .or infomiion, 

:rite: Rona1a.i. ~unius, Field nepmsentotiue, 

Arch-:teeturn2 Bvniers Pm.

Ail Oiszbirc driv"ri in 

Thl I;nifez iinlaol 

ih0"1< jclin the 5isat1es 

Driv-i Asiccition ar: receive rheir iniormeiivf CONTROLS FOR DISABLED 

am sniertairing magazine, THE 1:kGIC CAPPET. PERSONS, summarizes 

Cisatled drivers all aver the world wiil ii: it 

of iaterest. ':embeiship, incluaing su(;scripiioa: coamer;iil ly in the U.S. for 

lo/ per annum. From U.5. , senc a check for 11.4~ disiLlaa iriveri. Single copies 

pius a bit for postage. 

The eritish School oi !doring ~i~~~~ special 

advice zno training to disabled drivers. send inquiries 

fo: The 5,-itish School oi I!otoring Lie., 

21 liarrington Road, Lunoon, S.yj.7. 

will be sent ires on request io: 

I.'. Earl A1 lpaier, Vanager, Traiiic 

Education Division, Traffic Engi- 

is made 0: aluminum an= weighs only 7 lb~. Lniseis are made ior 

both station wegcns and sedan irunbi. Price o: the stztion wagon 

loader is 532.50 FOB iactory. Kinfieid Cc. Iqc., 3t02 - 46th Ave. 

r:Orth, St. Peteriburg, Florioa 33714. 

side leis down to form a ramp.

NHEELZHAI P i!ARWVlEES. Hcrenade: A wire coat hanger 

arouna +he pushing handles or a heavy belt tightened 

around the seat back. Commercial: The "1,larro-matic" 

priceo at $39.50. Rehabilitation Equipment, Inc., 

175 East B3rd Si., blew York City 28, N.Y. 

ENGLISH ASTRA VISOR 

affords maximum 

weather protection. 

PORTABLE CAR AND CHAIR RAMPS. $129 each. REHAB AIDS, 

P.O. b x 612, !,,lami 44. Florida. 

RUEBER WHEELCHAIR RI!G to help quads sel +-push. 

Tom Irwin, €ox 1206, '/A Hospital, Hines, Illinois. 

ENGLISH WATERPROOF CAPE 

SVIEDISH SAFETY BELT 

is warm and rainproof. is fastened diagonally across the 

Zimmer Orthopaedic Ltd. body with a "Lyte-Lok" buckle. 

Amesbury, Salisbury, Zirnmei House, 116/176 The two halves are mounted respectively 

on door pillar and iloor. 

Britax (London1 Limited, Proctoi 

Works, Byiieet, Surrey, England. 

If you read German, you will be very 

interested in the excellent booklet, 

"Der Verselirte 2nd seein Fahrzeug. " 

€5 wird Sie vielleicht ausserden noch interessieren, 

daB ich mit der Ourchi"-hrung der Sektion 

"oep Versehrte -A Strdenuerkeh~" anla91 ich der 

1. weit-Verkehrs-Ausstellung 1965, vom 25. Juni 

bis 3. Oktober 1965, in Munchen betraut uurde. 

German readers would also enjoy subscribing to: 

DER K~RPERBEHINDERTE. Send Dl4 2,40 or 51 (including 

postage to u.S.) to: Sozialhilfe iur Querschni~ts- 

und Kindergelahmte e.V., 7109 Krautheim/ 

NASH RAMBLER iront seat also 

pushes back and, with a headrest, 

can be reclined similarly. May

A 

Polyester Functional Orthesis 

I 

N THE PAST Six YEARS there has been a 

great deal of publicity on the ElcKibben 

C02 activator, or more commonly called 

the "artificial muscle," which is a 

method of applying external power to a 

functional hand or arm brace. 

tly brace for the artificial muscle differs 

from those made at Rancho Los Amigos 

and ,$arm Springs in that it is made from 

a material, rather than the u- 

sual metal orthesis. It is a lightweighr, 

cosmetic device which provides a threejaw-~huck 

type of grasp for the totally 

paralyzed mist and hand where no muscle 

power is present. (1) If was designed by 

~ r clark . L. Sabine, O.T.R., who was my 

occupational therapist at Illinois Research 

6 Education Hospital during my rehabilf 

tation. 

THIS TYPE OF BRACE IS EASY to put on and 

comfortable for an indefinite period of 

time. The usual length of time I wear my 

brace is eight hours daily. I use the COZ 

external power for such things as holding 

a spark (combination spoon and fork) to 

feed myself, painting and applying my o w 

lipstick. Other activities, such as ryping 

and page turning are accomplished by 

by Jane leffris, R.N. 

lrespol 4920 N. Lesvitt. Chicago, 1 1 I. 

taping a stick to the end of my brace, 

and without the use of external power 

since I have shoulder girdle muscles to 

use for these tasks. They are made much 

easier because of the compact way the 

brace is designed, as opposed to the T- 

bar which I originally used, 

Electrically powered motors are being 

used a5 a source of external power, as 

well as carbon dioxide gas. There has 

been experimentation with txansisco~s for 

power too, but to my knowledge, nothing 

substantial has come of it. The biggest 

problem here seems to be with weight. 

OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS Warm Springs 

and Rancho Las Amigos have each fitted 

approximately 100 patients with the artificial 

muscle. It is sad to say that many 

of these parienrs don't use their muscles 

when they get hack in the home environment. 

According to Dr. Robert L. Bennett, 

executive director, Georgia lJam Springs 

Foundation, he can classify only five patients 

as good and consistent users of 

the artificial muscle. 

RIGHT HERE i I'IOL'LD LIKE TO INJECT biY OWN 

opinion as to why this happens. Although

in some eases there may be lack of motivation an the part of 

the individual, I believe that the usual cause is ineufficient 

help at home. The most common question I've heard during 

periods of rehabilitation is, "lionst your husband and 

your children help YOU" The answer is yes of course, but 

there is a limit to how much the family can do. For myself I 

know that without the help of my mother-in-law and daughter 

I would have given up using the artificial muscle long ago. 

Even though the muscle isn't unduly complicated most of the 

outside help I've had was incapable of understanding it. 

THE COST OF MAKING the artificial muscle remains rather high 

and when you take into consideration the number of patients 

who don't "se chem after they get home it is a great waste. 

If certainly has been a giant step forward for the paralyzed 

hand, bur it is not the panacea it was first published to be. 

At the same rime I wish every quadriplegic who needs an art% 

ficialmuscle covld have the success and satisfaction I've 

gotten from it. 

THE KEY WORD IN ANY REHABILITATIVE DEVICE FOR HOME use is 

simplicity. If ic requires the I0 for a Ph.D. in physics to 

apply and maintain then it's out of the question for the 

home set-up. So, to any of those inventive ~eople to whom we 

are greatly indebted - ksep it practical! 

Footnote: (1) Sabine, Clark L. and ochers, The Polyester 

Functional Orrhesis, BRACES TODAY. March 1962. 0 

Jane, o graduate of the Illinois !.!aluaonic School of Nursi,ig, 

Chicqo, contmctsl polio $72 1952 while worting in the obstet>+c 

depa~tnirni of ihe some liospltal. Om of her recent 

articles qopearet in the AMERlCAil JOURNAL OF NURSIIIG, Septmr&er 

1964, titled "The Pest Heating Device." $he tells of 

he espzpiences as a respirotol~ quo&ptegic having to undergo 

su2gep.l in a general hospital. Sbe giiles suggestions 

om the nursing care of such potients as ksrself, erphasizing 

ths value oj' good niusiug - "the best healing rieuice."

ed it. 

photos: T. Warren Strauss, HighLand Vieo HospitaZ 80 

RESEARCH ARM AID 

n auspicious marriage of medicine and engineering biou~ht forth this 

A robot-like am. Its creation shows what super research brains, with 

unlimited funds, could bring forth to solve one particular problem: a- 

chieve an artificial neural by-pass by activating a paralyzed muscle by 

amplified signals originating in a muscle connected to the brain. 

This device is nor for sale as the cost would be prohibitive even to 

Croesus. But it is hope-making For all present and futvre quads rhat 

the U.S. \'ocational Rehabilitation Administration is supporting such 

patient-related research in universities throughovr the country. 

This Research ~ r m id is the product of three years of intensive 

study by a group of scientists directed by Professor James B. Reswick. 

Engineering Design Center of Case Institute of Technology, and Dr. 

Charles Long, Highland View Hospital, in 

Ohio. 

The "star performer" of the three-year study has been Ed Rozak, a patient 

af Highland View, who became a quadriplegic as the result of a 

diving acci2;nt. 

The Arm Aid consists of a splint, driven by carbon dioxide pressure, 

which Ed commands to move either as he chooses or in a series preprogrammed 

motions which had been made by a normal arm in the process 

of eating, shaving, etc. 

To start the earing process, for instance, Ed would direct a beam 

from the infra-red light source mounted on hie spectacles to one of 

several phafo cells mounted on his arm splint, selecting the one rhat 

had the pre-determined eating motions. 

Then he would give further directions with his eyebrow movements 

which activate the switches glued to his Forehead, Thus, by lowering 

his right eyebrow, he orders the splint into the faward command;hlinking 

the right eyebrow moves it on to the next activity; raising both 

eyebrows stops the movements in an emergency. With this combination of 

lowering or raising one eyebrow, or looking doubly q"izrica1,Ed directs 

the ~ r m id through an entire meal in a half hour. 

n

Rmember the contest in TjG, Fa1 [-Winter 1962: 

WHAT WOULD YOU WANT A GROUP OF 

FOR YOU. AS A OUAO. OR FOR ME 

. . 

Here are excerpts from some of the answers to this Aiaddin's 

lamp question that we received frm quads around the world: 

. . 

E!ecrrgdes mi mli-".ers . . p:r dp ;iie 

bio-electric octiuity ir Ed's shoulder 

mscte to activate his pnroZyzed FLnger 

msetes to obtain some use of the fzngers 

in g~asping, thus constituting m 

a~tificinz neuraL by-pass. 

POSTSCRIPT: Ed doesn't need to use this 

ingenious device my more as he fowrl 

two Lovely helping nnns -- he married o 

beautifur nurse. 

886 

"A voice-actuated or 'phonetic' type- "A little pushbutton poTii. siar for 

writer." wheelchairs. I could push :,is little 

888 button and my electronic seat would 

"A micro switch operated back rest that raise me straight up for 6 or 8 inches 

could be steered down tolevel position to make rwm for a urinal or bedpan.Tua 

and back up to 90° at ui I I. 

i ittie arms would shove my knees apart. 

888 The little seat would pull me forward a 

"A portable lifting device which could little, and I could do this all imporbe 

attached to one's wheelchair to nave tant thing by myself." 

one from the chair into an autonobile: 868 

e.g. a superimposed hydraulic seat that "An entirely revoiutionary new concept 

*auld rise to car-seat level and then in mechanical breathing aids. One that 

mve forward to car seat." would be very tiny, very lightweight - 

8.38 completely portable." 

"A very tiny nerve amplifier which 

could be used to baost the impulses 

traveling along a damaged nator nerve, 

thus giving nare movement and power to 

the muscle 

which that nerve controls." 

866 

''A device that would enable me, a female 

quad, to open and empty my own u- 

rinal bag." 

688 

"A device that would turn me from left 

to right when I can't sleep because my 

legs get cramped and my hips ache." 

888 

"A machine that will transcribe the 

spoken word to paper." 

888 

a68 

"An electronic pencil. Such a device 

could be strappkd to the center of my 

forehead with a pencil like projection 

extending upward to a drawing board 3"sprided 

overhead. Is it possible that an 

electric current, a ray of heat, a 

stream of particles or a magnetic field 

could operate from the end of such a 

pencil when held perhaps half an inch 

from the drawing board and produce a 

mark on it" 

b68 

"A battery driven seat adjuster for a 

wheelchair that would nave your weight 

from side to side or forwardlbackward." 

666

Special Contribution 

A Toothborne Telegraph Transmitter ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ c ~ ~ g g e ~ ~ ~ 

for Paralytics-gm 

5 PART OF THEIR REHABILITATION pro- 

Agran, many paralytics are being instructed 

in radio theory and telegraph 

communication. Zn Canada, those who 

pass a combined practical and theoretical 

examination are eligible to take 

out amateur or "HAPI" radio operator 

licenses. Such individuals are able to 

spend many otherwise tedious hours enjoyably 

engaged in radio communication 

with other operators. 

To date, the usual method of Norse 

Code transmission by quadriplegics has 

been to manipulate a conventional key 

by means of a tongue blade grasped between 

the teeth. This procedure can be 

seen in Figlrr* Z. This method necessirates 

a certain amount of movement of 

1 Capt. U. Ea~ach, Cnnodim DsntnZ 

Cox.ns., bZ4 Dental Compmy, Ft. 

Osbom anrmeks, Vinnipeg, 

l.fmiitobo, Cm~odo 

** C. R. CostaZdi, D.D.S., I'.S.D., 

Professop of Dentistru .OF Ch'.2- 

dren, FamZty of Dentistry, 

Unival.sitg of Alberta, Ehonton, 

Alberta, Cando 

by M. Harach, 0.D.S.' 

and 

C.R. Castaldi, D.D.S., M.S.D.** 

the head and neck, hence, where paralysis 

extends high cemically, transmission 

becomes increasingly difficult, 

if nor impossible. One hazard of this 

of transmission is that the 

stick may slip back into the throat resvlfing 

in ~0sSib1e asphyxia. Therefore 

there is a recognized need for a sending 

device which would be operated independently 

of the muscles inervaced by 

spinal nerves and hence overcome the 

aforementioned difficulties. 

his paper describes two variants of 

a device which has proven far superior 

to any acher previously used. Basically, 

the transmitter apparatus consists of 

two custom made acrylic plastic rims 

~hich lock tightly to the upper knd 

lower teeth. Attached to the lower rim 

is a micro-switch placed so that it may 

be activated by pressure for the upper 

rim. 

In the design thought to be the most 

~idely applicable of the two,the microswitch 

(model !lllSEl 112-T) is borne an 

two metal struts 

extraorally 

from the lower rim and is activated by 

a ~lexiglas~ plate extending from the 

upper rim. See Fig-or 2. The second de- 

teeth. The miero-switch used is of a 

smaller type, (model (1SX1-T) than that 

used in the previovs design. It is incorporated 

into the plastic of the lower 

rim, in front of the lower front 

teeth and is activated by direct pressure 

from the plastic of the upper rim. 

See Pigum 3. 

Physiological Considerations 

Since the functioning of these devices 

requires muscular and skeletal 

activity, there are certain important 

physiological factors which must be considered. 

The first and most important 

is that the rims are cansrrueted thin 

enough to fit within the "freeway 

space." This is the measured distance 

between the upper and lower teeth, from 

the relaxed jaw position to the tightly 

clenched position. me freeway space 

varies in individuals from one to five 

millimeters in the incisor region and 

about 1-2 millimeters in the molar region.1f 

the combined occlusal thickness 

of the rims exceeds rhe freeway space 

tcanemitting will be vezy difficult and 

the jaw meeles will became very tired 

and sore. 

The second Consideration concerns the 

patient's method of swallowing. Since 

the switch is activated when the jaws 

are closed, the patient must he capable

~ ~ 

i- 3. ;:.,.: i/ 'iron Lungf, tra,:s,.:itiirc 

-ern: of o tongue blaie md 

cot:eniionoZ key. The difficulty in 

gaining sending speed is readily apparent. 

of swallowing without bringing the 

teeth into right contact or the switch 

will be inadvertently activated. This 

presents little or no problem for those 

patients who must spend prolonged periods 

lying on their backs, since they 

seem ro develop a jaw open swallowing 

pattern. This is probably due to the 

retracted position of the tongve which 

falls back because of gravity and also 

because of the development of Parsaant's 

Cushion. Passavant's Cushion is 

an anatomical vaziant first described 

as occurring in clecc palace individuals. 

It is a muscular enlargement which 

manifests as a ridge projecting from 

the posterior and lateral border of the 

throat at the level of the free margin 

.. , 

.r;: :.

discarded straight hand niece 

dental burs 

10. Elirro-switch, model 1lllSEl 112-T 

or #ISXI-T (for use in the intraoral 

desien) ". obtainable from 

electronic supply house 

11. Slip-in wedge 

b!i:isceZZmzeous ;!atePial 

1. Dental stone 

2. Soft dental wax and wax ~patula 

3. Plastercine 

4. Vessel for curing acrylic (ordinary 

kitchen pressure cooker) 

5. Finishing and polishing inscruments 

and materials 

6. Bunsen burner 

Cost of l,!atePinZs 

The cost of the materials will probably 

be less than $10.00. The major cost 

vill be the time involved by dentist 

and technician in fabricating and fitring 

the appliances. 

the teeth where the combined 

thickess of both rims should nor 

be more than 2m.Rerention of the 

lower rim is enhanced by using 

wire clasps. 

3. The existing mount holes in the 

micro-switch are enlarged with a 

118 round bur. Two used straight 

hand piece bur shanks cut to desired 

length are forced into the 

holes. 

4. The free ends of the bur shanks 

are SeC~red into two holes prepared 

in the lower rim using self 

curing acrylic. The switch is so 

positioned that the activator 

button is at the level of the occlvsal 

plane. 

5. The plexiglass contact plate is 

attached to the upper rim with 

self-curing acrylic. 

6. The switch is connected to a 

transmitter using a "Wedge ." 

7. Since opfimlrm voltage recommended 

for micro-switch circuit is 1.7 - 

Design iZ 2 volts a relay must be used to 

1. Alginate impressions are taken of hook into a high voltage transboth 

dental arches and stone mitter. 

casts are poured. I!irh the aid of 

a wax bite the casts are mounted Des

projects slightly above the occlusal 

plane. It is imperative that a seal is 

established about the switch to eliminate 

moisture seepage and possible 

short circuit. As with design $1 a relay 

is used to provide a safe operating 

voltage. 

Results 

Patient A was able to rransmir 12-13 

words immediately after the appliance 

was placed. Within a short while he was 

transmitting 15-16 words a minute. He 

has now passed his Department of Transport 

communication examination, has 

faken out his "HAM" radio license and 

is presently in active communication 

with other operators. 

Patient B has less extensive paralysis 

than patient A but with limited 

use of his hands a toothborne transrnitter 

was made for him. He is presently 

learning the code and is making excellent 

progress. After six months his 

speed has increased from 4 to 10 words 

a minute and he will soon be raking his 

comunication examination. 

COEICLUS I Oh1 

Imp~oved telegraph comvnicatian is 

possible for patients with paralysis of 

the upper exrremities by means of a 

toothborne rransmitcer. Several types 

of traosmitfers are described in detaiL 

n 

VE6RD are the hard-won call letters oi These three respos - Gary, Clayton, 

and Arnie - who live in Edmonton's University Hospital. It was they who inspired 

Dr. Harach and Dr. Castaldi to devise the toothborne tr3nsmitfei and 

to write this original article for TjG. 

Gary was the first to latch on the idea ot a ham radio station when he 

read the special feature an disabled hams in TjG's "Communication" issue 

LFall-linter 19621. His enthusiasm was so contagious that he lnvolvfd his 

ward-mates. the hospital, and many generous individuals. 

The approval of the hospiial and of the Department of Trsnsport was obtained. 

Pierre Gariepy, executive director of the Canadian Paraplegic Association, 

contacted the Northern Alberta Radio Club. They responded with e- 

quipment to get them started. Dr. Castaldi evolved their method of Tranimitting. 

Dr. Frank Haley, an anesthetist and enthusiastic ham, taught them 

practical radio theory and recruited others as instructors. :.(r. Gariepy and 

Dr. Haley procured additional equipment: a receiver, a tape recorder. an sntenna 

and a transmitter. 

Their license was granted on A ~rii 17, 1964. Since then these three, who 

are knorin as the "Hinky Dinks" because of the PD in their call I~tters,have 

been industriously putting the bite cn ham radio. Congretulztioni, VE6RD! n

from The :wt of 

Jim Hwper, Jackson Center, Ohio 

Dear TjG ......... It was in the Communications 

issue of TjG that I saw a 

story about a Mr. Short, who devised 

a multi-controller for his wife. We 

wr~lte to l.:r. Short at hvondale Engineering 

Co. Ltd.,in England, describ- 

ing my particular handicap, and asked 

i f he would design a control unit to 

fit my problem. He did so.Yie took the 

plans to C. E. ("Chet") ~rentli~ger, 

who at that time was Equipment Superintendent 

of the Lima Telephone Co., 

since retired. And also we took the 

plan5 to Lester Clark and Robert 

P:erff, bath of 101; in Lima. They hid 

to adapt ihe drawings to conform to 

U.S. equipment and nomenclature. And, 

in the process, they care up with a 

very interesting idea. It uses the 

same grid iyitem as used in most 

multi-controllers BUT instead of one 

letter per square, it has four. i 

"dial"' a certain square and the letter 

which is printed is determined by 

which switch i5 activated. Once we 

knew what was to be done, Did and I 

helped arrange the letter5 on the 

chart. These three men charged VERY 

1 ittle. They said They wouldn't vanT 

to build another one, bur They would 

advise any who inouired. 

FOOT-OPERATED "CODE13' TYPEWRITER 

J 

im ~aoper has a backlog of correspondence 

to earch up on. Thanks to the 

foof-~perated electric fype- 

,ifer devised by a ream of three fine 

men to jim's persistence, .lim has 

made a big dent in if. 

Mounted over the keyboard of a stan- 

dard IBH =lectric rypewrirer is a remore 

canrral unit of solenoids and 

- a solenoid and plunger for 

key. %en the solenoid over a particular 

key is activated the plunger 

goes down, striking the key. Sounds 

fairly simple,buf behind this is an iotricare 

coded system of wiring and electronic 

components,concained in the neat 

cabinet on which the typewriter rests. 

operation the typewriter is based on 

a coded signal and the solenoid equipment 

plus the "brain in the box." 

neca~se Jim, cerebral-palsied from 

birch, is able to use either hands 

Or mouthstick, it was necessary to de- 

,is. a means of utilizing his right 

foot. This was done by incorporating 

wood pedals, much like organ pedals, in 

the base of the cabinet to operate the 

rypewrirer. Before the typewriter was 

~~rnplered Jim spent considerable time 

"p~a~~icing" on the pedals of his mather's 

organ. 

t~ Imogene Prichaid 

lre5~31 Ohio 

Functions of the 8 pedals are: Oo/of€ 

switch, Code 1, Code 2, Print 1, Print 

2, Print 3, Print 4, and Release-cancelresec. 

Four metal plates, which Jim can 

press with the toe of hi5 shoe, are 

mounted in the cabinet base; these control 

an emergency bell, shift lock (capitals), 

space bar, and shift release 

(lower case). (See lore codes can be added, as the need 

arises.) (see Pi-armre BZI. Jim and his 

father planned the coded signal srructure, 

arranging more frequently used 

letters so a5 to require the least pos- 

sible footwork. Elost characters are 

duplicated in different areas of the 

code structure, adding both convenience 

and speed. This look. complicated, but 

~imemorized the entire structure in a 

short tine. 

he pedals are used to set up codes. 

The 

~~~~ 

toe olates. however. work indeoendently; 

i.e., they activate the sole- 

noid-plunaers directly instead a€ via 

~ - 

coded signal. 

TO illustrate: To type his name, Jim, 

his educated right foot, presses

Fig I. Foot petais jet ilp CO~SS. TGe plates 

activate the sclsnoii-plunpers lireetii;. 

Fig 2. Code chart segment. 

the switch pedal to turn on the typewrit- little and then with the greatest diffi- 

(below, tiom left) Jim's "temn" - Leste~ er; presses code 1 pedal ro reach the culty. Thus the ability to put words on 

clapk, C. E. ~rentli~~~r, and aob w~~ilf - first isse F ~ ~ U'21, F ~ then press- paper gives ~im's keen intelligence an 

inuented his typebn-itrr. es code 2 seven times to reach the 7th invaluable outlet. 

row--now he has set up code 17 which con- At home Jim uses a small 4-caster chair 

fains J, A. I, and M. He presses the without footrests char he propels withhie 

shift lock toe plate to change to capi- right foar.0n the floor in Jim's pleasant 

fals, then presses print 1 to type "J". panelled "den" sirs a ham radio receiver 

Pressing the shift release roe plate to which he operates with his foot. (He canreturn 

to lover case, he types "in' and"m" not send but enjoys listening to calls.) 

by pressing print 3 and print 4 pedals. With his foot he operates a remote conusing 

the ~ i =an m sec a cu- rrai chat tunes thc n,. nothe her 

ded signal to turn on light or radio. article of equipment which adds much to 

or =he first time in his 37 years Jim Jim's measure of independence is a footis 

able to comunicare firsthand with the operated electric page turner. (An avid 

written word. Jim is able to speak very reader, Jim is an electronics buff.) n 

87

A READING AID for the DISABLED 

Z's G. N. attison, t:.S., 

evlcea enabling disabled persons ro 

ID read books are few, and in the autbor's 

personal experience, somewhat 

inefficient and expensive. The need for 

a simple and cheap device for the number 

of people who have paralysis of 

their arms due to poliomyelitis or ofher 

diseases of the central nervous system 

must be not inconsiderable, ayd if 

to these is added the number of people 

suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and 

other crippling diseases of the jaincs 

and muscles, rhen the total is significant. 

The device illustrated in this arricle 

was suggested by the author and developed 

by Mr. Rex waluin and Mr. Stephen, 

both of Cheltenham. In this case 

rhr iipparalu-, work.; in rnujuntr;un u,tin 

rhr i,all hrnrinp arm :;upport (B.h.A.S.) 

ornvldcd tbv rhc 'larv 3nrlburut.elt Ludrr. -, 

Nuffield Ortbopaedic Centre, Oxford. 

The U.0.A.S; is a device, invented in 

America*, for helping diplegics, both 

total and partial, primarily LO feed 

themselves. 

In essential it consists of a wheelchair 

to which is added a rod swivelled 

on ball bearings, working laterally. A 

3,s.. C.O., 3.0.':.5. 

lreipol England 

second angled bar, again swivelled bn 

ball bearings, works larerally,and this 

is connected ro the first rod. To the 

latter is added a trough support which 

pivots laterally, upwards and downwards 

To this frough,upon which the patient's 

forearm rests or is scrapped. is atrached 

a spoon (not illusrrated here), and 

by the patient translating movements a- 

long his arm from his shoulder girdle, 

he is able ro manoeuvre a spoon ioco 

food and bring the spoon up to his 

mouth. 

Another ingenious use of the U.B.A.S. 

is that a thimble is put upon the index 

or middle finger of the hand and by manoeuvring, 

the patient is able to turn 

over rhe page of a book provided ic is 

placed on a stand. (lllusrratinn). 

Alternatively, the book page can be 

turned by a knitting needle held in the 

patient's mouth,ar a specially designed 

mouthpiece. A similar device can be attached 

by a band to the forehead. 

There is not much difficulty in turning 

over book pages with this apparatus 

buc considerable difficulty arises in 

that the pages of the book do nor remain 

flat when turned over. This is particularly 

trve wirh a new book or a 

book with stiff pages and stiff bindins 

A book with flimsy pages that has been 

well read presents little difficulty, 

as also does a magazine ar periodical. 

The device illustrated here enables 

the book pages to be held flat once 

they have been turned, by the manipulation 

of pedals which are attached to 

spring loaded clips. The appararus rhen 

C~IS~ECS essentially of a stand on 

which the book is placed and the clips 

are then attached laterally to accamodale 

to the size of book being read. 

Practically any size of book wirh any 

degree of stiffness can be used in this 

device. This particular one, is not adjustable 

for height as it was tailormade 

for the author's personal use and 

its efficiency is demonstrated by the 

facc that che author has no practical 

degree of voluntary movemenc of shoulder 

girdle, arm or forearm. 

1 wish to thank Mr. Walwin and Mr. 

Stephen for their help in developing 

this appararus, and ~ r R. . E. uarers 

for the photographs. 

n 

'ED: Ball Bearing Feeder (Warm Springs 

Type) is available from Rehabilitation 

Products, American Hospital Supply Gorp. 

202O Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois.

3-- CORD 

1 

or. c. !!. rattison, @thni.m;e su!senn, uith o boll-beari~-+ support ~ribasr tkinioie. 

beeme a respo ii: 1.s~~. since iiien ire has started in ~Zit:oi:, ;is >as deueZopei a md

DISTAFF APPLIANCE.. . 

T h e distaff is designed to enable per 

sons with puralyeed or amputated arms 

and fairly good legs to perform certain 

functions, principally typing and feeding. 

One normally uses one appliance on 

each leg, though it is possible to use 

one only. 

The appliance consists of an upright 

tube which is mountcd on a rubber foot 

by a ball joint and which is held to 

the leg by an adjustable spring clip 

behind the knee. A pedal at the lower 

end of the tube is connected to a hinged 

metal "am" mounted on top by a rod 

passing through the centre of the tube. 

The implements supplied with the distaff--two 

rubber - tipped typing "fingers," 

knife, fork, cupholder, and an 

ingenious and efficient floating spaoncan 

be attached to the end of the "am" 

by a clip. The standard appliance 

is adjustable to suit any user. 

Three basic movements are involved: 

(1) lifting the pedal(hy the toe strap) 

and pressing down the pedal raises or 

lowers the "am", (2) rotation of the 

foot inwards and outwards swings the 

,lamla towards and away from the body 

through an arc of 70' - 80°, (3) moving 

the leg inwards and outwards from the 

bg Paul rr:ver 

(respo) England 

hip (adduction and abduction) causes 

the arm to move acrors roughly parallel 

with the hody through 15" - 18". One, 

therefore, needs fairly good (5VA upwards) 

ankles, hip adductor. and hip 

abductors. Quadriceps and knee flexors 

are not important. 

The "am" must be preset according 

to whether the appliance is to be used 

for typing or feeding; when I used 

distaffs for both I had a spare appliance 

for feeding, Lo avoid the nuisance 

of constantly changing the setting. 

With the distaff it is possible to 

use either a manual or an electric type 

writer. I used a manual far several 

years. Electric machines are easier. A 

low portable-type machine is preferable 

to a high standard machine since with 

the former it is easier to reach the 

controls on the carriage with the "fingers." 

I use a "Smith-corona 200;" with 

this machine I can operate all the controls--set 

margin and tahulator,release 

the platten, turn the roller fowards 

or backwards, and also load envelopes 

or single sheets of paper (carbons are 

a problem) provided the paper is lying 

on the table beside the typewirer. hiy 

personal "bept" was addressina 180 envelopes 

in 4- hours,putting them in my- 

Self.1 don't recommend this as a hobby, 

but it shows the possibilities. 

Given good teeth,strong neck muscles, 

some trunk muscles and an electric typemiter, 

a quad may type as fast with a 

mouthstick as with two distaffs. Typing 

with only one distaff would be slow--I 

would recommend it to someone who could 

not get on witb a mouthstick. An advantage 

of having two "fingers" -- one cam 

use the shift key instead of the lock. 

One needs to experiment a hit co find 

the best settings for the disraffs. 

Learning to type with them is simply a 

matter of practice. 

The makers recommend sitting at the 

Corner of a table to use the distaffs 

but I have found it quite co 

use them while sirring at the side of a 

table. One needs to find a table and 

chair of suitable height. 

The makers intend two distaffs should 

be used for feeding--knife and fork or 

spoon and fork. One wovld have to be a- 

ble to lean fowards to meet the spoon 

or fork coming up. I couldn't do this 

(weak neck muscles, no abdominals) and 

tried a variant using one distaff fitted 

with an "arm" about 8" longer than 

standard: using this I could reach my 

mouth with the end of the "am" without 

leaning faward. The plate was placed 

on a table beside me. This would be 

helpful for anyone in a similar position, 

also, possibly for someone on 

permanent positive preSSure respiration 

I now feed with a "rocker feeders--nos-

The Distaff qoplimce, 

invented in 

Pew Zsatmd, enables 

a person who 

is without anns or 

who hos useless 

oms to use his 

tmer limb for eating, 

smoking, typing, 

etc. 

iPhotos courtesu 

of fie :uffiel> ' I ..:$ 

Orthopaedie Centre, 

Orford, England. I 

sible because of moderate supination in 

one arm--the advantages, however, are 

marginal. 

As the distaff costs around fNZ60.- 

say $170 U.S., it is well to borrow the 

appliance and try it out first. In England 

the appliance can be obtained 

throvgh the National Health Seruice. 

)lake enqviries to: Ministry of Labour, 

Ebury Bridge House, Ebury Bridge Road, 

Iaodon, S.W.1. 

I shall be happy to answer any furch- 

er auestions. Mv address: The Landnn ~-~~ 

Cheshire Hwe, 138, College Road, Upper 

Nowood, London, S.E. 19, England. n 

Excerots frm. a letter from 

R. G. Cox, Gen~ral Secretary, 

Disabled Seryicemn's R-stasliskent 

w e , blphin 

Bldg., 206 L&ton $uay, Wel- 

Lingtan, New Zealand: 

"In addition to feeding himself. 

the aoerator ot the Distaff'can 

also: 111 use a typewriter: 

121 "SF a handkerchief or table 

napkin; 13) place a cigarette or cigar in 

his mouth, flick a petrol lighter and light 

the cigarette; 14) raise a cup of tea from 

the table, drink and replace the cup; (51 

turn the pages of a book whilst reading and 

fiod any particular page wanted; 16) shave 

himself with an electric razor: 171 clean 

his teeth. 

"The Distaff appliance was invented by an 

engineer, Mr. A. W. Taff, of Napier, New 

Zealand, who presented The machine to our 

League and we have the sole right of manufacture. 

"Working drawings could be made 'free of 

charge' and also the right to manufacture 

it on a strictly non-profit basis. 

"We believe that so long as benefit is 

being derived from this appliance its field 

of operation to the disabled should not be 

restricted. 

"alueorints of the Distaff have been sent 

to Mrs. G. 5. Johnson, OTR, Senior Occupational 

Therapist, New York University h!edical 

Center, C+ldwater vemorial Hospital, 

Welfare liland, New Yark 17, N.Y., and I am 

sure they would make them available to you 

if you write to them." 

n

Gated Inertially Matrixed 

Control System. . 

A GENIE IN A HAT FOR QUADRIPLEGICS 

Because of the propitious application 

of comprehensive rehabilitation services, 

Bruce Lowe, a hospitalized young 

polio quad, is now on his way co become 

a lawyer and a self-supporting citizen 

rather than a dependent welfare case. 

This rehabilitation was effected by a 

team consisting of Dr. !Lichael B. Dasco, 

Professor-Director, Dr. Augusta Alba. 

Assistant Eledical Director, and Gladys 

Johnson, O.T.R.. N.Y.U. Dept. of Physical 

Eledicine and Rehabilitafiod, Goldwafer 

Elemorial Hospital; the N.Y. State 

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; 

and Iir. Donald Selwyn, Engineering Coneultanc 

- with the enrhusiastic and intellieent 

cooperation of Giuce. 

T h e most dramatic of the devices 

which the team has sa far evolved is 

shown in the accompanying photographs. 

If is a unique general-purpose multifunction 

control system which enables 

Bruce to drive himself about in a motor 

driven wheelchair and to operate uariaus 

appliances which he carries with 

him - in spite of the fact that his 

hands are comoletelv immobile. 

T h e new system is termed a Gated Inertially 

Elatrixed Control System or 

(GIIICS). If is inexpensive, portable, 

and practical and is capable of selectively 

controlling up to 16 channels. 

The device is based on a revolutianary 

new concept in the design of assistive 

devices for che handicapped. 

This concept is similar LO the "systems 

engineering" approach used for the development 

of complex weapons systems. 

'thus, instead of a multitude of separate 

assistive devices, all of the individual's 

immediate and future needs are 

tabulated and a single "integrated SYStern" 

i. developed using standard "build- 

ing block" type components. The particular 

accessories which Bruce is no,$ 

using may be changed at any time as his 

needs change. Thus the control system 

will not be obsolete in a short time, 

but will remain flexible and adaptable. 

TIIe 

heart of the GIxs system is a 

directional control unit which is worn 

on the head, concealed in a hat or an 

eyeglass frame. A thin wire from the 

unit is plugged into a small logic box 

an the side of the wheelchair. 

By nodding his head, Bruce has precise 

and instantaneous control of his 

wheelchair, including stop, start, forward, 

reverse, parking and turns; uphill, 

doxm-hill and even along circular 

paths. In addition, he can turn on the 

signal light in his hat when he wants 

ta be recognized to speak in class. He 

also operates the tape recorder with 

which !he records classroom nates, using 

the microphone in his lapel tor his 

reachers' comments and his am vocal 

shorthand. 

Unlike many ocher electronic devices 

Ear the handicapped, this is not a laboratory 

prototype. Bruce has been using 

it daily for almost a year. If is not 

costly to manufacture and similar systems 

can be ordered now. Yr. Selwyn,the 

inuencor, estimated that it would retail 

at about five hundred dollars. He 

does not manufacture or sell equipment 

of any type. However, readers interesced 

in procuring this control system may 

have his help in arranging for the e- 

quipment to be manuiaccured to special 

order. He also bas a film showing 

Bruce operating the chair which he will 

loan La demonsfrate Chi* ingenious e- 

lectronic system: Hrife: Elr. Donald Selwyn, 

Selkyn Research Laboratories. 13 

Yale liay, Oaliland,L(ew Jersey,0436 1

Bruce 

owe, polio rzviews iiis coiirge teztt.ooks 

at coZhater i.~enoriai kospiiai residence. i;>e control 

system in ilis iZat is his ezectrn,iic ,'p7is" uiti2 wilicii 

PB drives tiie uhezZciinit,, ;!onks tile ;lomi, ilasiies his 

light in< ope~ates tho zape rrcorr;ir (under the 

book}. i!ote the rierophopie ir iiis iapai cri tile oid 

fzsj2ioned non.eiectronic rrathsiei .-"cI.pae-iurriing. 

The iozic iioz moirntrd or ths chair md the wire Zed- 

LZ:~ to it !om trre iut can be seen in this pirotogroph. 

,. 

1,1~ bntterlr~ a ~ stoz;h~d r equipment s~ppiied w'rth the 

wi.eeichoir and poijn. ail tPr equipment for ona Zag, 

from on over-;iipr;t ~inrp. Auioroiic snfety featmas 

prevrnt unintri!iti ~p~raiio: o'ti29 ~mitroZ system, as 

uren irsi;:g the rcur;~ztick or sneezing.

ELECTRONIC 

MULTI - 

CONTROLLER 

SWITCH-O-MATIC was designed by Herbert 

Herrill. an electronics design engineer 

who is now a respo. 

Model S-2 controls five appliances by 

microswitch and is priced at $119. 

Model S-3, especially designed for 

quadriplegics, controls appliances. as 

well as TY channel selector, tape recorder 

motor, inter-cam, volume of TY 

or radio, and built-in alarm. Provision 

is included for control of standard 

telephone, operator's headset or speaker-phone. 

Price $239. 

For Free brochures and infomarion a- 

bout othe-c custom designed electronic 

equipment: Dovn East Electronics xg. 

Co.. 93 Depot Road, Falmouth, Maine. 

F3SSUh', a noufh-operafed pneumatic syotern. 

was developed in England. With a 

rnultiappliance system, cambinationa of 

puffs and sucks control devices such as 

fans, bells, lights, page turners, bed 

tilters, and heaters. Tuning a radio, 

dialing a telephone number, and typewriting 

require more elaborate methods. 

In these systems, the appliance is 

first comanded to turn on, and a code 

consisting of both long and short puffs 

is then used. 

For further information, write ro Mr. 

R. c. Maling of 34,queen's Park. Aylesbury. 

Bucks.. England. 

BLOW-SIP CONTROLLER, an 

American - made device, 

sells for $350. It consists 

of the Display 

Panel; Power Distribution 

Box (right foreground): 

and three Control 

naxes. Included is 

the blow-sip breath co* 

trolled switch (center 

foreground). The Telephone 

Dialer and Answer 

er is extra, and sells for about S!50 

and can he used with the Controller or 

a8 a separate device operated by a blow 

sip switch. The Blow-Sip switch is $27 

when purchased separately. The Controller, 

with the three control boxes can 

control up to three 500 watt appliances. 

me Controller can control up to 99 di& 

ferent appliances with up to 25 being 

displayed. Each separately controlled 

appliance or function requires its oun 

conrrol box ($12 each). The device can 

also be operated by a microswitch actuated 

by a slight body marion.An Auromatic 

Actuator will allw the conrrol 

of a standard remote controlled 'n' set 

through the Controller and Blow-Sip 

Switch (565). Write: xr. D. re en berg, 

Energy Sources, Ltd., 16 Serpentine 

Lane. Old Bethpage, L.I.. A.Y. 11804 !l 

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wheelchairs to prosthetics. 

LONG DISTANCE HOVING.. .Contact 53%. 5'. Xerdiir.. ,2521 Reha5 Aids...Box 612 ... Eliami, Florida 33144 ... Catalog 

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California ... Complete line, including elevating toilet 

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Poems, arricles, stories...Submit to Scope. Ward C12... 

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handicapped adulcs...filled with news of inreresting 

AIR CUSHIONS ... Hospital supplies ... Personal articles... 

persons, organization activities and general news ... $1 

fen lEDITATIORS"...by the late Connie Brow, a respo. 50~ 

catalogues.. .CiznrZas ~~~oelieher.. ..Sceinhafhalde 18.. . 

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Home for Handicapped fund. ).!s. E. L. Brwfl, 5123 8. 43rd HOYER KAR-TOP LIFT ... $125 ... Arthur AieLZo...1309 Gamiao 

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stationery ... 8415 Luxor St ... Dowoey. California. 

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per box...Rre. 2, Dundee, Illinois. 

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A IdARi(ET FOR YOUR CRAFTS!! ! 

Cm-fts BuiZetin...Lists bobby, homecraft and giftshops ... 

also listings of small homecraft magazines...people who 

need items, shops chat sell them...Eoth Sl...E. J. Dobcs, 

P.O. Box 49 ... Brouerville, >linnesota. 

President :%IS. Laurence 8. WUliams 

Vice Presideol 

nrs. Joseph S. Laurie 

Secrefaw and Legal Counsel 

George D. Eaton 

measurer '(rs. John T. Beaver 

Hrs. Earold P. Banister 

::Charles A. Oilley 

:hs. ~oseph S. Laurie 

xr. Barold P. Banister 

Robert 8. Barlholwev 

Herbert E. Bill, X.D. 

George D. Eaton 

Junivs Eddy 

::Benjamin S. CerSan 

6. E. Temey, Chsim 

Judge William R. Thomas 

EL; Wilson Wood 

L. eeserr. P~.D. 

Bill F. Hutchins 

nrs. oliver A. Reynolds. Jr. 

ms. ~ohn T. Hoover 

nre. ~oseph 5. Laurie 

%rs. Laurence A. Willi- 

, ..-. -.~- -- 

& QU~~S-I :.iould !~illy-prcl%:r 

ycur bri-&7z 

ne up to date on yoL" a.5s. If I haw aritted 

YOUIS, it is becacse I have not lied from you. 

If there are ay emrs in those include6 or if 

Sidney hdom 

:%iss Susan Ambrechf 

>,rlrr. Robert H. Barlholome" 

Mrs. Berber* E. Bill 

Rev. 6 xrr. Robert Blekesleg 

mou+ I. crawford. H.O. 

:+,r(rr. Baed Davis 

Everesf P. Ilerthick 

Jo.eph S. Laurie 

::Rozer A. Liephart 

:x.(i*s Donna ncarinn 

"Joseph P. Mirphy 

Oliver A. Reynolds, J*. 

Willard C. Stoner. M.D. 

NIS. ."I L. Egsert 

.John T. Uoover 

Laurence A. Yillians 

Mrs. Bill P. Hutchins 

~rs. Arthur ~inslm, 

:nn lung plia or tmmatic qundripleglc

~ - 

Balance 1-1-64: 

Dr. Fern memorial fund 

Office equipment fund 

Prize money fund 

General fund 

Receipts - Gifts: 


Part-time attendant fund 


General fund 

Too-er3 is deeoly app-eciaiive o+ n grants 

secured from the :oundaTians I 'ited 

GAZETTE below. With ihes~ rronies, we now have 

s.~-;:;enr -4nd5 to employ a full-time itaii iecrei61y 

'or i W O years and to sefrsy a partion of 

this year's printing costs. 

- 1964 The Burden Foundation, La. $ 150.00 

The Cleveland Foundation, Ohio 1,414.80 

The ninsmore Foundation, i:.;i. 200.00 

The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox 

Charitable Foundation, Ohio 1,000.00 

The Lerner Foundation, Colij. 100.00 

- 1965 Fred B. Snire Foundation, Ill. 500.00 

The Louis D. Beaumont Foundation, Ohin 5,000.00 

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Final Fund, 0;:io 5,000.00 

Disbursements: 

Printing 

Eqvipment - office equipment fund 

Salaries - part-time attendant fund 

Postage: 


General fund 

Boolis and periodicals 

Prizes - prize money fund 

Office supplies 

Incorporation charge 

Balance 12-31-64: 

~ r . Fern memorial fund 

Office equipment fund 


General fund 

Audited by Richard E. Joliat, C.P.A. 

thank our 244 generous friends, listed below 

nd opposite, for their gifts, received from 

ril 8, 1964, to April 9, 1965, which helped pay 

for the printing and mailing of this issue: 

. Australia Barbara I Rimmer OT 

Austin Hospital In memory of Mrs Eva Rod~ers 

Helen Bowring 

Dr 6 nrs H B C Sandiford 

D 

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J E Cheshire HD Elizabeth Twistingron-Higgins 

R C linderuood ~ ~ ~ - - - mite Windows Cheshire Home 

Conodo . India 

Pierre Gariepy 

Ruth )I Myers W 

Glenrose Prw Gen Xosp !.'zzico 

R B Gordon 

Dr L Errs Charles J Patterson 

Mr. Fred L Hovey ;Jew Zen im:d 

Robert L Schultz Auckland Hospital Board 

Mr b Mrs John Stevens 

POrtxpoI 

England 

Teresa Ribeiro 

Anne Dobson . sL7:&i ti.^ 

Dvncan Guthrie 

Ruth 0 Duemmel 

peter H Reynolds Louise E hanf

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Arizona 

Evge"e W siri 

Arknrisns 

Sara 39 Lrsex RPT 

. a:l 

Nrs B J 'lcAllisrer 

Elizabeth I lor.an RS 

Louis T :,orris 

Dame1 L Paino Evelyn :I Roberts 

!tS Thomas Robole 

\lr 6 'Irs Leon A Roersner 

Rrs G Srephen Root 

nuriel n or en berg 

Jean Ryan 

xarioll sampra 

iierhert Schuldt Jr 

my R""d 

xrr Csrlron L Shmark 

. T:.:+iary C rein 

xrs James r llalle 

Ruth S Jetre 

Robert C lelelen 

lrs Alpha Giloore 

Or & 5rs Samuel 5 fern 

;iiron ratfield R O :sc~inty 

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Brother Daniel Linskens OZR Dorothy C Pallas 

James (: Tiionpson 

I" memorv oi Rvrh !!c:lurrry 

Lowell D L'eisseil 

>lrs Louis Vestra 

. ;:.z,;~:>~ . Lei( ',>. 

>,r. Ransom Benniri ir 

A ~ ~andicapyed ~ ~ Arristr ~ . 

Catherine Dertle R!: 

Xrr Charles Y Bart 

Rvrhelna L'eador 

label rl Caddell 

Itildred Otis 

Saomi C'anberlnin 

Lavrence R vasner 

Robert * Daners 

John X Williams 

::*,:::,c>:, 

!TS John >I O'Bryan 

. .,E:i,.s 

!'eiedith J hbr0.e 

Beverly Baer 

lames Baxier 

Bera 5%-a Pl,i-Iota Pi h 

(% Lela Alpha Chaprers 

H Doria Carlson 

~ ~~ 

riiliar Oreyfuss W 

>:r. Robert J Edwards 

Lavise H Code= 

>,rs Harrison Haman" 

H sruart Hairison 

>,r & >,rs Henr). F neiner 

\:rs Elsie " "else1 

Yar" Ann Hinrdell 

J h nooper 

xrs R xewin 

I" memory of Donald J Kollar 

John lust 

Ruth E Lawrence fis 

soqer Liephart 

xrs ~obert A LirrIe 

Ir 6 lirs A H IrcCarfhy 

xose larquard 

!is George I Hartin 

srs Clendeen lathson 

Grace lehling 

Ilr 6 >,rs Bayard C odiorne 

Francis w Peters 

Gene Richard 

xelvin 4 Wirrer 

. ol;io, ChaCr& F~lis 

Ilr 6 Nrs William H Close 

Coodiovn Printers IKC 

Hrs Bill F ""rchins 

J S Laurie 

Susan P Xahan OTR 

Brooke hienr 

>L b Hrs C A Wens Jr 

In memory of Ars Carl W Sheetley Jr 

C E Tenner 

ar & arr c ~efferean m~rrron 

llrs Arthur Uinrlav 

. ~"e-+,!ney!"mir 

Ann .Alderfer 

Lloyd 'I coate. 

Stanley nanan 'ID 

6afl. Xulfiple Bclerosi~ Soc. 

Elizabeth >I O'Ihrjer 

Charles Thornton 

""ired Cerebral Palsy of Pa. 

. 5nii Corelira 

Lvelv" &"" Liston 

Re" s*ar*on D'Auberr 

Jeanne oralre 

Earl P Singleton Ir 

777.7,it 

Cornelia Lighrner 

. :iir,~i.,:in 

ciarice 

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xrs Thelma F liver R': 

'Irs C LI cunn 

!4 I 'lanloue Ji 

Robeit Srnifh 

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